By contrast , the highest peak outside Asia -- Aconcagua , in the Andes -- is 6,961 metres tall .
The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres in elevation .
The highest peak outside Asia -- Aconcagua , in the Andes -- is 6,961 metres tall .
The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres in elevation .