Mount everest is best described as the highest mountain in the world. In other words: It has the greatest elevation, at more than 29,000 feet (about 8,850 meters) above sea level.

If you ask almost anyone to name the highest mountain in the world, their answer will probably be mount everest. mount everest, located on the border between china and nepal, has an altitude of … Mauna kea (4,207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level) is the world 's tallest mountain and volcano, rising about 10,203 m (33,474 ft) from the pacific ocean floor.