Here are the five highest mountains, in order: The fifth highest is Mount Chomolungma (incorrectly named "Everest" by Andrew Waugh, who in his ignorance and his difficulty with the local language, did not realize that it already had been named many, many centuries ago.) The fourth highest is Mount Kilimanjaro. The third highest is Mount Cotopaxi. The second highest is Mount Huascarán. The highest point on Earth is Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is 2,202 metres (about 1.4 miles) higher than Mount Chomolungma (Mount Everest).