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When will another mountain become taller than Mt. Everest?

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The fastest growing mountain on Earth is Nanga Parbat in the western Himalayas. Its height is increasing at a rate of 7 mm/yr. Current height is 8125 msl. read more

So unless one of the above happens no mountain above sea level will become taller than Everest. There is actually a mountain taller than Everest but some of it is below sea level so you can't count that as being taller than Everest unless you distinguish whether you mean all mountains or only those above sea level. read more

However, according to some reports for a few weeks every year it actually becomes taller than Mount Everest and therefore the tallest mountain in the world. This argument is based on the fact that in the winter the mountain gets covered in a ridiculous amount of snow, which means that it is able to surpass its taller cousin- albeit very briefly. read more

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