⛰️ Most topographically prominent peak

← All world records · Mountains & Peaks

Topographic prominence measures how far a summit stands above the lowest saddle linking it to any higher peak. No mountain on Earth is more isolated-and-dominant than Everest — its prominence equals its height.

Record at a glance

Read the Nepal profile, or browse the whole World Extremes index.

This record belongs to our Mountains collection, where every mountains in the world is catalogued.

More Mountains & Peaks records

Figure is a widely-cited reference measurement. Stored statically on our server — no external call when you load a page.