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  2. Mauna Kea - Wikipedia

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    Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...

  3. List of mountain peaks of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [1] ... Mauna Kea has 3947 kilometers (2453 miles) of topographic ...

  4. List of highest mountains on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Mauna Loa (4,169 m or 13,678 ft) is the largest mountain on Earth in terms of base area (about 5,200 km 2 or 2,000 sq mi) and volume (about 42,000 km 3 or 10,000 cu mi), although, due to the intergrade of lava from Kilauea, Hualalai and Mauna Kea, the volume can only be estimated based on surface area and height of the edifice.

  5. List of mountain peaks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Of the 100 highest major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4012 meters (13,163 feet) elevation.

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    10 kmheight of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, ... 11 kmaverage height of the troposphere; ... A distance of 100 kilometers is equal to about 62 miles (or 62.13711922 ...

  7. Topographic prominence - Wikipedia

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    The summit of Mount Everest is the parent peak of Aconcagua in Argentina at a distance of 17,755 km (11,032 miles), as well as the parent of the South Summit of Mount Everest at a distance of 360 m (1200 feet). The key col may also be close to the subject peak or far from it.

  8. List of U.S. states and territories by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Mauna Kea [27] [28] [u] 6 13,803 ft 4207.3 m Pacific Ocean: 3 sea level: 10 3,030 ft 920 m 4 13,803 ft 4207 m Idaho: Borah Peak [31] [32] 11 12,668 ft 3861.2 m Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers 49 710 ft 216 m 6 5,000 ft 1520 m 7 11,958 ft

  9. List of tallest mountains in the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    4.6 km on north face, 3.6 km on south face; [n 4] highest elevation (8.8 km) above sea level, as well as by wet and dry prominence (but not among the tallest from base to peak, and in distance to Earth's center Mt Chimborazo rises highest). Moon [n 5] Mons Huygens: 5.3 km (3.3 mi) [19] 0.31: impact: Formed by the Imbrium impact. Mons Mouton