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Mount Everest vs Kanchenjunga

Mount Everest (8,848.86 m, world #1) and Kanchenjunga (8,586 m, world #3) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Mount Everest is 263 m taller.

	Mount Everest	Kanchenjunga
Height	8,848.86 m	8,586 m
World rank	#1	#3
Range	Mahalangur Himal	Kangchenjunga Himal
Location	Solukhumbu, Koshi	Taplejung, Koshi
Border	Nepal–China (Tibet) border	Nepal–India (Sikkim) border
First ascent	29 May 1953	25 May 1955
First climbers	Edmund Hillary (NZ) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal)	George Band & Joe Brown (UK); Norman Hardie & Tony Streather the next day
Standard route	Southeast Ridge via South Col (Nepal); Northeast Ridge (Tibet)	Southwest Face (Yalung side, Nepal)
Danger	339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026).	Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024).

Mount Everest

The highest mountain on Earth at 8,848.86 m (2020 Nepal–China joint survey). Known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolung…

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Kanchenjunga

The world's third-highest mountain and the easternmost eight-thousander, shared between Nepal's Taplejung district and S…

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Questions

Mount Everest vs Kanchenjunga, answered

Is Mount Everest taller than Kanchenjunga?+

Mount Everest stands 8,848.86 m and Kanchenjunga 8,586 m, so Mount Everest is 263 m taller. Mount Everest is the world's 1st-highest mountain and Kanchenjunga the 3th.

Which was climbed first, Mount Everest or Kanchenjunga?+

Mount Everest was first summited on 29 May 1953; Kanchenjunga on 25 May 1955.

Which is more dangerous, Mount Everest or Kanchenjunga?+

Mount Everest: 339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026). Kanchenjunga: Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024).

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Sources & data note

Heights follow the 2020 Nepal–China Everest survey and UIAA figures. Ascent and fatality statistics derive from the Himalayan Database (via Alan Arnette, 2026) and reported press figures; see each peak's profile for full sourcing.