The highest point on the Equator is 4690 metres (15387 ft.
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Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the highest point on the equator, reaching an elevation of 6,268 meters (20,564 feet) above sea level. While Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world, Chimborazo's location near the equator gives it the distinction of being the point on Earth's surface farthest from the center of the Earth.
The highest point in California is Mount Whitney at 14,505 feet. The second highest point in the United States is Mount St. Elias in Alaska at 18,009 feet.
The continent with the highest point is Asia, with Mount Everest as the highest peak. The continent with the lowest point is Antarctica, with an ice-free point known as Bentley Subglacial Trench.
The highest point in Kentucky is Black Mountain, with an elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 meters) above sea level.
The highest point in the Philippines is Mount Apo, which is located in Mindanao and stands at an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 feet) above sea level.
Three countries west of the equator are Brazil, Colombia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.