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(Creative Commons) It doesn't look that tall. The world's tallest mountain technically is not Mount Everest. . View gallery. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level, but if we're talking sheer height here, base to summit, then the tallest mountain is Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. Here's how it breaks down:
On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay completed the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, which stands 29,035 feet above sea level.. Everest is the highest point from sea level, but other mountains are taller. Mauna Kea, a volcano on Hawaiiâs Big Island, tops out at 13,796 feet above sea level.