Highest unclimbed mountain
The current highest unclimbed mountain record is 24,836 ft, held by Gangkhar Puensum. Last checked October 14, 2026.
24,836
ft
Gangkhar Puensum
- Holder
- Gangkhar Puensum
- Record
- 24,836 ft
- Metric
- 7,570 m
- Exact figure
- 7,570 m (24,836 ft)
- Location
- Bhutan-China border, Himalayas
- Recognized by
- None universally recognized
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Put it in perspective
At 24,836 ft, it is 17.1 times the height of the Empire State Building.
305 ftStatue of Liberty, with pedestal
456 ftGreat Pyramid of Giza
1,083 ftEiffel Tower
1,454 ftEmpire State Building
24,836 ftGangkhar Puensum
Sources
- theuiaa.org Piolet dor for mark richey
- wikipedia.org Read the source
- bhutanwiki.org Read the source
- greattibettour.com Read the source
- architecturaldigest.in The mystery of the worlds highest unclimbed mountain gangkhar puensum bhutan
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