How high could a mountain get on Earth?


How high could a mountain get on Earth? But on Earth, mountains can't grow much higher than Mount Everest, which extends 29,029 feet (8,840 meters) above sea level.


Is K2 actually higher than Everest?

K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft).


Could there be a mountain higher than Everest?

The answer is debatable. Mount Chimborazo's peak is the furthest point on Earth from Earth's center. The summit is over 6,800 feet [2,072 meters] farther from Earth's center than Mount Everest's summit. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from base to peak at more than 33,500 feet [10,210 meters].


How tall could we build?

But according to Baker, it's entirely possible. You could conceivably go higher than the highest mountain, as long as you kept spreading a wider and wider base, Baker says. Theoretically, then, a building could be built at least as tall as 8,849 meters, one meter taller than Mount Everest.


What will be the tallest building in 2030?

Jeddah Tower: the world's future tallest skyscaper - We Build Value.


What was the tallest human ever recorded?

Robert Pershing Wadlow, born February, 22, 1918, was and still remains the World's Tallest Man at 8 ft. 11 in. Wadlow weighed 439 lbs. and also holds the title for the World's Largest Hands at 12.75 in., and the World's Largest Feet at 18.5 in.