![The Hodgson survey map of 1823. Just northwest of the region labeled as Juwahir near the horizontal tear across the middle of the map, Peak XIV (Nanda Devi) appears marked as A No. 2, 25,580 ft. [Photo] Courtesy of the PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a62-mp-essay-highest-mtn-1.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
A2: The Highest Mountain in the World (1819)
In this Mountain Profile essay from Alpinist 62, Stewart Weaver documents the early mapping of Nanda Devi and the initial belief that it was the highest mountain in the world.
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