Comparison of Peaks

Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak (Tanzania, Africa): 5,895 metres (19,341 ft)

Mount Everest North Base Camp (Tibet): 5,545 metres (18,192 ft)
Mount Everest South Base Camp (Nepal): 5,360 metres (17,590 ft)

Kilimanjaro Base Camp-Mandara huts (Tanzania, Africa): 2,725 metres (9,000 ft)
Kilimanjaro Marangu Gate (Tanzania, Africa): 1,800 metres (5,905 ft)


High altitude pulmonary edema: 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
    - sometimes lower between 1,500–2,500 m or 4,900–8,200 ft in highly vulnerable subjects

Machu Picchu (Peru, South America): 2,430 metres (7,970 ft)

Mount Washington Peak (New Hampshire, USA): 1,917 metres (6,288 ft)