Category
Highest feature
Altitude (MASL )
Photo
Notes
References
Point
Mount Everest , China /Nepal
8,850
Everest's north face from the Tibetan plateau
The altitude officially recognized for both China and Nepal is the former figure of 8,848 57°18′22 ″N 4°27′32 ″W / 57.30611°N 4.45889°W / 57.30611; -4.45889
[1]
Glacier
Khumbu , Nepal
8,000
Khumbu Glacier
It begins on the west side of Lhotse at an elevation of 7,600 m (24,934 ft ) to 8,000 m (26,247 ft )
.[2]
Volcano
Ojos del Salado , Argentina /Chile
6,893
Ojos del Salado looming on the horizon
[3]
Archeological site
Summit of Llullaillaco volcano , Argentina/Chile (inca burial)
6,739
Johan Reinhard, discoverer of the site, at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, 1999
[4]
Motorable attainable place
Slope of Ojos del Salado volcano, Chile
6,688
[5]
Helipad
Sonam, Siachen Glacier , India
6,400
Satellite imagery of the Siachen Glacier
[6]
Lake/Lagoon
Lagoon at eastern side of Ojos del Salado , Chile
6,390
27°06′49 ″S 68°31′35 ″W / 27.11361°S 68.52639°W / -27.11361; -68.52639
[7]
Road (dead end)
Aucanquilcha , Chile
6,176
A sulfur mine on Aucanquilcha
Mining road to summit of volcano, once usable by 20-ton mining trucks. The road is no longer usable.
[8]
Continuously inhabited place (ever)
Aucanquilcha, Chile
5,950
Miners slept lower, at Quilcha (5,334m)
[9]
Habitable cabin
High Andes Rescue Unit, Ojos del Salado, Chile
6,100
[10]
Astronomical observatory
University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), Chile
5,640
Looking east towards Cerro Chajnantor, site of TAO
22°59′12 ″S 67°44′32 ″W / 22.98667°S 67.74222°W / -22.98667; -67.74222
[11]
Road (mountain pass)
Mana Pass , India /China
5,610
Mana Village, Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India
[12]
Ski lift (ever)
Chacaltaya , Bolivia
5,422
Enhanced image of Chacaltaya ski resort, November 2007
The ski ended when the glacier disappeared, in 2009
[9]
City
La Rinconada , Perú
5,100
La Rinconada, Perú
Over 7,000 inhabitants, associated with a gold mine
[13]
Railway
Xining-Golmud-Lhasa at Tanggula , China
5,068
Tanggula railway station building
[14]
Road (asphalted)
Ticlio , Peru
4,818
A signboard near the station of Ticlio. The green sign says, in Spanish : "TICLIO - TOURISTIC PLACE / 4818 amsl / World's highest railroad crossing" , although it has been surpassed since
[15]
Ski lift (current)
Lijiang/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China
4,700
[16]
Commercial airport
Daocheng Yading Airport , Sichuan , China
4,411
The proposed Nagqu Dagring Airport in Tibet, 4,436 m (14,554 ft ), if built, will be higher.
[17]
Golf course
Yak golf course, Sikkim , India
3,970
[18]
National capital , de facto
La Paz , Bolivia
3,650
La Paz, Bolivia
Average elevation at the city centre. Bolivia is a country with multiple capitals - Sucre (constitutional capital) and La Paz (seat of government).
[19]
National capital , official
Quito , Ecuador
2,850
View of Quito from the International Space Station
[20]
Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (ever)
Whitehorse , Yukon Territory
640
Downtown Whitehorse and Yukon River, June 2008
[21]
Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (current)
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal , between Hilpoltstein and Bachhausen , Germany
406
Profile of the canal showing the locks
[22]