This is a list of mountains on Mars by elevation, the vertical position relative to the areoid, which is the Martian vertical datum (the surface defined as zero elevation by average martian atmospheric pressure and planet radius). Elevation is not the height above the surrounding terrain (topographic prominence).
Notable extreme elevations on Earth and Venus are included (in bold and Italics) for comparison, where the given elevations are relative to mean sea level.
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (feet) |
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Olympus Mons (formerly Nix Olympica) | 21,287.4 | 69,839 |
Ascraeus Mons | 18,209 | 59,741 |
Arsia Mons | 17,779 | 58,330 |
Pavonis Mons | 14,307 | 46,939 |
Elysium Mons | 13,862 | 45,479 |
Maxwell Montes, Venus (tallest mountain on Venus) | 11,000 | 36,000 |
Mauna Kea, Earth (height from ocean floor) | 10,203 | 33,476 |
Mount Everest, Earth | 8,848 | 29,029 |
Tharsis Tholus | 8,000–9,000 | 26,000–29,000 |
Ceraunius Tholus | 8,500 | 27,887 |
Biblis Tholus (formerly Patera) | 7,198 | 23,616 |
Alba Mons (formerly Patera) | 6,815 | 22,359 |
Ulysses Tholus (formerly Patera) | 5,863 | 19,236 |
Mount Sharp (officially Aeolis Mons)[1][2][3][4] | 5,500 | 18,000 |
Hecates Tholus | 5,300 | 17,388 |
Uranius Mons (formerly Patera) | 4,853 | 15,922 |
Albor Tholus | 4,500 | 14,763 |
Anseris Mons | 3,959 | 12,989 |
Hadriacus Mons (formerly Hadriaca Patera) | 3,959 | 12,989 |
Euripus Mons | 3,945 | 12,943 |
Tyrrhenus Mons (formerly Tyrrhena Patera) | 3,920 | 12,861 |
Promethei Mons | 3,789 | 12,431 |
Chronius Mons | 3,240 | 10,630 |
Apollinaris Mons (formerly Patera) | 3,155 | 10,351 |
Gonnus Mons | 2,937 | 9,636 |
Zephyria Tholus | 2,800 | 9,186 |
Syrtis Major Planum | 2,300 | 7,546 |
Amphitrites Patera | 2,066 | 6,778 |
Nili Patera | 2,036 | 6,680 |
Pityusa Patera | 1,877 | 6,158 |
Malea Patera | 1,313 | 4,308 |
Peneus Patera | 1,276 | 4,186 |
Labeatis Mons | 1,143 | 3,750 |
Issedon Paterae | 826 | 2,710 |
Pindus Mons | 704 | 2,310 |
Meroe Patera | 542 | 1,778 |
Dead Sea, Earth | -420 | -1,378 |
Orcus Patera | -764 | -2,507 |
Oceanidum Mons | -1,277 | -4,190 |
Horarum Mons | -2,325 | -7,628 |
Peraea Mons | -2,470 | -8,104 |
Bentley Subglacial Trench, Earth | -2,555 | -8,383 |
Octantis Mons | -2,731 | -8,960 |
Diana Chasma, Venus | -2,900 | -9,504 |
Galaxius Mons | -3,972 | -13,031 |
Hellas Planitia | -7,152 | -23,465 |
Challenger Deep, Earth | -11,034 | -36,200 |
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of mountains on Mars by height.
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