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The following list summarizes the first ascents of mountains and peaks around the world, in chronological order
| Peak |
Height |
Range |
Country |
Climber |
Nationality |
Year |
| Mount Fuji |
3,776 m |
|
 Japan |
anonymous |
Japan |
663 |
| Mount Washington |
1,917 m |
Appalachians |
 United States |
Darby Field |
United States |
1642 |
| Mont Blanc |
4,792 m |
Alps |
 France |
J. Balmat & M. Paccard |
France |
1786 |
| Klyuchevskaya Sopka |
4,750 m |
Kamchatka |
 Russia |
Daniel Gauss and 2 others |
? |
1788 |
| Großglockner |
3,797 m |
Alps |
 Austria |
F. Horrasch, M. Klotz & S. Klotz |
Austria |
1800 |
| Ortler |
3,905 m |
Alps |
 Italy |
J. Pichler & 2 others |
|
1804 |
| Katahdin |
1,608 m |
Appalachians |
United States |
Charles Turner Jr., William Howe & Amos Patten |
United States |
1804 |
| Jungfrau |
4,158 m |
Alps |
 Switzerland |
J. Meyer, H. Meyer and others |
Switzerland |
1811 |
| Zugspitze |
2,962 m |
Alps |
 Germany / Austria |
J. Naus and others |
Germany |
1820 |
| Pikes Peak |
4,302 m |
Rockies |
United States |
Dr. James & 2 others |
|
1820 |
| Mount Elbrus |
5,642 m |
Caucasus |
Russia |
Killar Kashirov (expedition led by Lenz ) |
Russia |
1829 |
| Aneto |
3,404 m |
Pyrenees |
 Spain |
P. de Tchihatcheff (Chikhachev)
five others |
Russia
France |
1842 |
| Citlaltépetl |
5,700 m |
Sierra Madre Oriental |
 Mexico |
A. Doignon |
France |
1851 |
| Mount St. Helens |
2,550 m |
Cascade Range |
United States |
T. J. Dryer |
United States |
1853 |
| Mount Cameroon |
4,070 m |
|
 Cambodia |
G. Mann (Germany) & R.F. Burton |
 United Kingdom |
1861 |
| Matterhorn |
4,478 m |
Alps |
Switzerland / Italy |
E. Whymper and others |
United Kingdom |
1865 |
| Aiguille Verte |
4,121 m |
Alps |
France |
E. Whymper
C. Almer
F. Biner |
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Switzerland |
1865 |
| Longs Peak |
4,345 m |
Rockies |
United States |
John Wesley Powell |
United States |
1868 |
| Grand Teton |
4,197 m |
Rockies |
United States |
N. Langford/Owens & Spalding |
United States |
1872/1893 |
| Meije |
3,983 m |
Alps |
France |
E. B. Castelnau, father and son P. Gaspard |
France |
1877 |
| Mount Ruapehu |
2,797 m |
Taupo Volcanic Zone |
 New Zealand |
G. Beetham , J.P. Maxwell |
New Zealand |
1879 |
| Chimborazo |
6,267 m |
Andes |
 Ecuador |
E. Whymper |
United Kingdom |
1880 |
| Kibo |
5,895 m |
Kilimanjaro |
 Tanzania |
H. Meyer
L. Purtscheller |
Germany
Austria |
1889 |
| Aoraki/Mount Cook |
3,754 m |
Southern Alps |
New Zealand |
T. Fyfe, G. Graham, J. Clarke |
|
1894 |
| Aconcagua |
6,959 m |
Andes |
 Argentina |
M. Zurbriggen |
Switzerland |
1897 |
| Mount Saint Elias |
5,489 m |
Saint Elias Mountains |
 Canada/ United States |
Duke of the Abruzzi |
Italy |
1897 |
| Batian |
5,199 m |
Mount Kenya Massif |
 Kenya |
H. Mackinder, C. Ollier & J. Brocherel |
United Kingdom |
1899 |
| Margherita Peak |
5,109 m |
Ruwenzori Mountains |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo &  Uganda |
L.A. v. Savoyen |
Italy |
1906 |
| Mount Erebus |
3,794 m |
Transantarctic Mountains |
 Antarctica |
T.W.E. David and others |
United Kingdom |
1908 |
| Huascaran N. |
6,645 m |
Andes |
 Peru |
Annie Peck, R. Taugwalder |
United States |
1908 |
| Denali N. Peak |
5,935 m |
Alaska Range |
United States |
Tom Lloyd |
United States |
1910 |
| Mount McKinley |
6,198 m |
Alaska Range |
United States |
H. Stuck and others |
|
1913 |
| Mount Robson |
3,954 m |
Canadian Rockies |
Canada |
Kain & McCarty (Canada) and others |
|
1913 |
| Mount Logan |
5,959 m |
Saint Elias Mountains |
Canada |
A.H. MacCarthy et. al. |
? |
1925 |
| Mount Russell |
4,294 m |
Sierra Nevada |
United States |
Norman Clyde |
United States |
1926 |
| Huascaran S. |
6,768 m |
Andes |
Peru |
Bernard,Borchers |
Austria |
1932 |
| Devils Tower |
1,558 m |
Rockies |
United States |
Rogers, Willard, (Wiessner) |
United States |
1893, 1934 |
| Annapurna |
8,091 m |
Himalayas |
 Nepal |
M. Herzog & L. Lachenal |
France |
1950 |
| Mount Everest |
8,848 m |
Himalaya |
Nepal /  China |
T. Norgay
E. Hillary |
Nepal
New Zealand |
1953 |
| Nanga Parbat |
8,126 m |
Himalaya |
 Pakistan |
H. Buhl |
Austria |
1953 |
| K2 |
8,611 m |
Karakorum |
Pakistan |
A. Compagnoni & L. Lacedelli |
Italy |
1954 |
| Kangchenjunga |
8,586 m |
Himalayas |
Nepal &  India |
G. Band & J. Brown |
United Kingdom |
1955 |
| Lhotse |
8,516 m |
Himalaya |
Nepal |
F. Luchsinger and E. Reiß |
Switzerland |
1956 |
| Broad Peak |
8,047 m |
Karakoram |
Pakistan |
F. Wintersteller, M. Schmuck,K. Diemberger & H. Buhl |
Austria |
1957 |
| Mount Vinson |
4,897 m |
Sentinel Range |
Antarctica |
N. Clinch and others |
United States |
1966 |
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