<p>I am reading a fantasy novel where there is a mountain range where the average mountain height is 10 miles, so some higher some lower, but all <em>extremely</em> high.</p>
<p>This got me wondering if such a mountain range is possible on earth. Mount Everest is just under 5 1/2 miles, so there is no mountains even close to 10 miles here on earth. But I am wondering if that is because it is impossible for that to occur, or if it just hasn't happened but possibly could.</p>

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@Jean-MariePrival Yes I believe it does, sorry that I couldn't find that answer when searching around
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This was discussed in https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9745/how-high-can-a-mountain-possibly-get
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Is there a physical limit to the heights of mountains?
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# Is there a physical limit to the heights of mountains?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-02)

I am reading a fantasy novel where there is a mountain range where the average mountain height is 10 miles, so some higher some lower, but all *extremely* high.

This got me wondering if such a mountain range is possible on earth. Mount Everest is just under 5 1/2 miles, so there is no mountains even close to 10 miles here on earth. But I am wondering if that is because it is impossible for that to occur, or if it just hasn't happened but possibly could.

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> **username_0**: @Jean-MariePrival Yes I believe it does, sorry that I couldn't find that answer when searching around  
> **username_1**: This was discussed in https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9745/how-high-can-a-mountain-possibly-get  

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