Mount Everest’s official elevation is 8,848.86 metres, according to the 2020 survey by Nepal and China.
The figure includes the mountain’s snow and ice cap. Nepal and China jointly announced it in December 2020, replacing Nepal’s earlier official height of 8,848 metres and China’s rock-height measurement of 8,844.43 metres.
Everest is located on the Nepal–China border in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range. Its summit is the highest point on Earth above mean sea level. The mountain is called Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in China.
A common mix-up is treating 8,848.86 metres as a permanently unchanging measurement. Snow depth, surveying methods, and tectonic movement can affect reported figures, although the 2020 joint value is the modern official figure.