<Li> Chimborazo, 6,267 metres (20,561 ft). Presumed highest from sixteenth century until the beginning of the 19th century . Not in the top 100 highest mountains when measured from sea level, however due to the earth's equatorial bulge this is the farthest point from the Earth's center . </Li> <Li> Nanda Devi, 7,816 metres (25,643 ft). Presumed highest in the world before Kangchenjunga was sighted in an era when Nepal was still closed to the outside world . Now known to be the 23rd highest mountain in the world . </Li> <Li> Dhaulagiri, 8,167 metres (26,795 ft). Presumed highest from 1808 until 1847 . Now known to be the 7th highest mountain in the world . </Li> <Li> Kangchenjunga, 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Presumed highest from 1847 until 1852 . Now known to be the 3rd highest mountain in the world . </Li>

What was the highest mountain in the world before mount everest was discovered