Is any mountain taller than Everest?

No mountain has a higher summit above sea level than Mount Everest. K2 is second. A comparison from the local base answers a different question.

Source: Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Department: K2, Wikipedia, Department of Survey, Nepal, Wikipedia

What the source actually establishes

Everest’s joint Nepal–China survey gives a summit elevation of 8,848.86 metres. The Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Department lists K2 at 8,611 metres, making Everest 237.86 metres higher by subtraction.

A mountain’s elevation starts at sea level. A base-to-summit height starts at a chosen local base, which may lie below the ocean. That is why claims about a mountain being taller than Everest must name the starting point.

Use the Everest and K2 comparison for the sea-level question. For the meaning of base height and summit elevation, see the height-versus-elevation guide.

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