<p>The height of Everest above its base depends on where one considers its base to be - and this depends on which side of the mountain one looks.</p>

<p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>,</p>

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  <p>reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
  on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau,
  yielding a height above base in the range of 3,650 to 4,650 m (11,980
  to 15,260 ft).</p>
</blockquote>

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yeah defining the base is the hard part, technically much of the mountain is below ground, reminiscent of a iceberg.
John
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Semidiurnal Simon
<p>The 1954 recorded height of 8,848 m remains the accepted figure for height. As for the elevation of Everest's base, it is 5,380 m (at 17,600 ft). </p>

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Oh, interesting. How is the base defined?
Semidiurnal Simon
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According to South Base Camp in Nepal, since North Base Camp in China has its access restricted.
aitía
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I don't think the elevation of a base camp is the same as the elevation of the base of a mountain - they are the same word, but with different meanings.
Semidiurnal Simon
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Having said, that, it appears to be in the right ballpark. From Wikipedia, "reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft) on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau"
Semidiurnal Simon
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aitía
<p>It's relatively well known that Everest is the <em>highest</em> mountain above sea level, and that Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the <em>tallest</em> mountain from base to top.</p>

<p>But how tall is Everest from base to top? Or to put it another way, how high is Everest's base?</p>

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A difference between the two examples that you mention is that Mauna Kea stands pretty much alone - it's a single mountain from seabed to peak. It's much harder to define where the "base" of Everest is.
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Height of Everest from base to top
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# Height of Everest from base to top

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-03)

It's relatively well known that Everest is the *highest* mountain above sea level, and that Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the *tallest* mountain from base to top.

But how tall is Everest from base to top? Or to put it another way, how high is Everest's base?

**Tags:** geology, mountains

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A difference between the two examples that you mention is that Mauna Kea stands pretty much alone - it's a single mountain from seabed to peak. It's much harder to define where the "base" of Everest is.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The height of Everest above its base depends on where one considers its base to be - and this depends on which side of the mountain one looks.

According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest),

> reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
> on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau,
> yielding a height above base in the range of 3,650 to 4,650 m (11,980
> to 15,260 ft).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: yeah defining the base is the hard part, technically much of the mountain is below ground, reminiscent of a iceberg.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-10-04. Score: 1

The 1954 recorded height of 8,848 m remains the accepted figure for height. As for the elevation of Everest's base, it is 5,380 m (at 17,600 ft).

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Oh, interesting. How is the base defined?  
> **username_3**: According to South Base Camp in Nepal, since North Base Camp in China has its access restricted.  
> **username_1**: I don't think the elevation of a base camp is the same as the elevation of the base of a mountain - they are the same word, but with different meanings.  
> **username_1**: Having said, that, it appears to be in the right ballpark. From Wikipedia, "reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft) on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau"  

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