<p>The type of convergent boundaries is not the only factor. From the current configuration of the world one could be tempted to say that Continental-Continental collisions would form the tallest mountains. And they are indeed the most dramatic tectonic collisions and they formed the Himalayas, that are almost 2,000 m taller than any other mountain on Earth. However, the india-Asia collision wasn't any collision it was the most dramatic collision in a long time with convergence rates of <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2010JB008051/full" rel="nofollow noreferrer">16 cm/year</a>, way more than any current convergence rate.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/raM60.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/raM60.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>
From <a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/himalaya.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">USGS</a></p>

<p>Therefore, the convergence rate is also a very important factor. The tallest mountain outside the Himalayas is mount Aconcagua in an oceanic-continental boundary. With a convergence rate of about 6 cm/year, and that have been <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227232445_Subduction_Erosion_-_the_Normal_Mode_of_Fore-Arc_Material_Transfer_along_the_Chilean_Margin/figures?lo=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">below 16 cm/year at least for the last 22 million years</a>.
So it is difficult to say how tall would be Mount Aconcagua if you speed up the convergence rate between Nazca and South America plates by 260%.</p>

<p>I don't think there is a definite answer to your question, unless you constrain other factors, like convergence rate, plates thicknesses, etc.</p>

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<p>Which type of convergent boundary creates the tallest mountains?</p>

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<li>Continental-Continental </li>
<li>Ocean-Ocean</li>
<li>Ocean-Continental</li>
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# Which type of convergent boundary creates the tallest mountains?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-06)

Which type of convergent boundary creates the tallest mountains?

* Continental-Continental
* Ocean-Ocean
* Ocean-Continental

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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-02-07. Score: 2

The type of convergent boundaries is not the only factor. From the current configuration of the world one could be tempted to say that Continental-Continental collisions would form the tallest mountains. And they are indeed the most dramatic tectonic collisions and they formed the Himalayas, that are almost 2,000 m taller than any other mountain on Earth. However, the india-Asia collision wasn't any collision it was the most dramatic collision in a long time with convergence rates of [16 cm/year](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2010JB008051/full), way more than any current convergence rate.
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/raM60.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/raM60.png)
From [USGS](https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/himalaya.html)

Therefore, the convergence rate is also a very important factor. The tallest mountain outside the Himalayas is mount Aconcagua in an oceanic-continental boundary. With a convergence rate of about 6 cm/year, and that have been [below 16 cm/year at least for the last 22 million years](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227232445_Subduction_Erosion_-_the_Normal_Mode_of_Fore-Arc_Material_Transfer_along_the_Chilean_Margin/figures?lo=1).
So it is difficult to say how tall would be Mount Aconcagua if you speed up the convergence rate between Nazca and South America plates by 260%.

I don't think there is a definite answer to your question, unless you constrain other factors, like convergence rate, plates thicknesses, etc.


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