Seven Second Summits
Further information: Seven Second SummitsThe second highest mountains of each continent (the Seven Second Summits), which in virtually every case are more difficult to climb than the highest peaks of each continent:
| Summit | Elevation m | Continent | Range | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kenya | 5,199 (17,057 ft) | Africa | Kenyan highlands | Kenya |
| Mount Tyree | 4,852 (15,919 ft) | Antarctica | Sentinel Range | n/a (claimed by Chile) |
| Julianatop (Puncak Mandala) | 4,760 (15,617 ft) | Oceania | Jayawijaya Mountains | Indonesia |
| K2 | 8,611 (28,251 ft) | Asia | Karakoram | Pakistan-China |
| Dykh-Tau | 5,205 (17,076 ft) | Europe | Caucasus | Russian Federation |
| Mount Logan | 5,959 (19,550 ft) | North America | Saint Elias Mountains | Canada |
| Ojos del Salado | 6,893 (22,614 ft) | South America | Andes | Argentina-Chile |
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“To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)