By this I mean a mountain that starts at sea level and goes to 10,000ft will be higher relatively than a mountain that starts at 7,000 feet and goes to 10,000 thousand.
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Mt. Everest is the highest point on earth by pure altitude. What you’re talking about is the difference in “prominence” or elevation above its relative surroundings. In that sense Everest isn’t the tallest.
*It turns out I’m not entirely correct because prominence is measured from a greater or equal peak. Since Everest has no equal peak, it is automatically the most prominent, even if it doesn’t look it from nearby.
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