Mt.Everest Everest or Qomolangma, Sagarmatha is the world's highest mountain in the Himalayas. The summit is on the border of Nepal and China. Everest was named after George Everest, who was the Director General of the Survey Department of India.

Elevation: 8,849 m

First ascent: May 29, 1953

Type: Fold/Rise

Mountains: Himalayas, Maharangar Himal

First ascents: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay