Mauna Kea When you think of the tallest mountains, instinctively, Mount Everest comes to mind. But here's a shocker: Mauna ...

According to the National Park Service, Mount Everest’s base is 14,000 feet above sea level, meaning it is a little over 15,000 feet from base to peak.. Mauna Kea, a shield volcano in Hawaii, is ...

However, if we measure the actual height of mountains from their base to peak, the tallest mountain is not Mount Everest but Mauna Kea, which has an altitude of only 4,205 metres above sea level.

When measured from base to peak, Mauna Kea is 33,497 feet (10,211 m) tall, according to the United States Geological Survey, which puts it heads and shoulders above Mount Everest.

The federal government's decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope played a role. But questions remain about where the ...

Mauna Kea in Hawaii has a stake to the illustrious title with its base to summit measuring at a staggering 10,205m — nearly 20 football pitches taller than Everest.

As Mount Everest is considered the highest mountain over sea level, Mount Chimborazo and Mauna Kea each mount interesting cases. Each feature, in its way, contributes to the contrasting measurements.

If you measure from the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is technically the tallest mountain. It rises 33,474 feet (10,203 metres) from the base of the Pacific Ocean, making it taller than Everest when ...

Mount Everest is widely recognized as the tallest mountain in the world, ... However, over 6,000 meters of Mauna Kea’s base is submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean.

Contrary to popular perception, Everest’s reputation as being the tallest mountain in the world can get bogged down in semantics. Mauna Kea in Hawaii, for example, stretches to 30,610 feet, but ...

Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — physically and financially — for adventure travelers.