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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:
The tallest volcano on Earth is Mauna Kea, one of the 5 volcanos that make up the Big Island of Hawaii. The summit of Mauna Kea is 4,205 meters above sea level, but its true height is much larger. When measured from the sea floor, Mauna kea is more than 9,000 meters tall, making it the tallest mountain on Earth. Mauna Kea. Image credit: USGS. Mauna Kea is part of the network of volcanos above the Hawaiian hotspot.