#Mauna Kea

Author: Sarah Laskow / Source: Atlas Obscura In 1963, the astronomer Gerard Kuiper hired a plane and flew above the clouds, to circle the summit of Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. He needed a mountain, and the first one he had seen here, Haleakala, disappointed—too much fog. But Mauna Kea, the tallest

Source: Mental Floss by James Hunt At almost 30,000 feet, Mount Everest may seem like it’s as tall and as high a mountain as has ever existed. But the title of Tallest Mountain all depends on how—and where—you make your measurements. Here are three competitors. 1. MAUNA KEA The dormant volcano