Eight-thousanders compared

Kanchenjunga vs Dhaulagiri I

Kanchenjunga (8,586 m, world #3) and Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m, world #7) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Kanchenjunga is 419 m taller.

	Kanchenjunga	Dhaulagiri I
Height	8,586 m	8,167 m
World rank	#3	#7
Range	Kangchenjunga Himal	Dhaulagiri Himal
Location	Taplejung, Koshi	Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Nepal–India (Sikkim) border	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	25 May 1955	13 May 1960
First climbers	George Band & Joe Brown (UK); Norman Hardie & Tony Streather the next day	Kurt Diemberger (Austria), Peter Diener (Germany), Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert (Switzerland), Nawang Dorje & Nima Dorje Sherpa (Nepal)
Standard route	Southwest Face (Yalung side, Nepal)	Northeast Ridge
Danger	Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024).	Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.

Kanchenjunga

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

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Dhaulagiri I

The 'White Mountain' — the highest peak entirely within Nepal after Manaslu's neighbour ranking is settled by border lin…

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Questions

Kanchenjunga vs Dhaulagiri I, answered

Is Kanchenjunga taller than Dhaulagiri I?+

Kanchenjunga stands 8,586 m and Dhaulagiri I 8,167 m, so Kanchenjunga is 419 m taller. Kanchenjunga is the world's 3th-highest mountain and Dhaulagiri I the 7th.

Which was climbed first, Kanchenjunga or Dhaulagiri I?+

Kanchenjunga was first summited on 25 May 1955; Dhaulagiri I on 13 May 1960.

Which is more dangerous, Kanchenjunga or Dhaulagiri I?+

Kanchenjunga: Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024). Dhaulagiri I: Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.

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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.