MOUNTAIN TRIVIA
At almost 8848 metres, Mount Everest is deemed the highest mountain on earth. But the title of Tallest Mountain all depends on how—and where—you make your measurements. If you're willing to award the title of "tallest" based on a technicality you could win at mountain trivia. There are two competitors and both do have SNOW at the peak.
1. MAUNA KEA
At 4205 meters above sea level, it's less than half as high as Everest. But it is a good challenger for the accolade of tallest mountain on earth. It all hinges on those three simple words: "above sea level."
By measuring Mauna Kea from its underwater base—a measurement called the "dry prominence," or the solid bottom of all features—Mauna Kea is taller than Everest by almost 500 meters. Starting at the point where Mauna Kea begins to rise out of the surrounding crust, the mountain has a total height of around 9330 meters Since no part of Everest is submerged, its dry prominence is the same as its height above sea level. But if you could place the two mountains side-by-side, on a flat plane, Mauna Kea would indisputably be the taller of the two!
2. CHIMBORAZO
The other competitor for Everest's title is Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. Chimborazo is the most prominent, meaning it sticks out the furthest from the surface of the Earth. Chimborazo itself is only 6268 meters high, but it's quite close to the equator. As the planet is an irregular shaped ellipsoid, wider around the equator, that makes the peak of Chimborazo the furthest you can physically get from the Earth's core ie centre - just think geoids. And it’s not even by a negligible amount—by a solid 2072 metres. That makes Chimborazo the closest point on Earth to the sun!
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