Altitude (ft)
|
Altitude (m)
|
Oxygen Percent
|
Altitude Category
|
Example
|
0
|
0
|
20.9
|
Low
|
Boston, MA
|
1000
|
305
|
20.1
|
Low
|
|
2000
|
610
|
19.4
|
Low
|
|
3000
|
914
|
18.6
|
Medium
|
|
4000
|
1219
|
17.9
|
Medium
|
|
5000
|
1524
|
17.2
|
Medium
|
Boulder, CO
|
6000
|
1829
|
16.6
|
Medium
|
Mt. Washington, NH
|
7000
|
2134
|
16.0
|
Medium
|
|
8000
|
2438
|
15.4
|
High
|
Aspen, CO
|
9000
|
2743
|
14.8
|
High
|
|
10000
|
3048
|
14.2
|
High
|
|
11000
|
3353
|
13.7
|
High
|
|
12000
|
3658
|
13.2
|
High
|
|
13000
|
3962
|
12.7
|
Very High
|
|
14000
|
4267
|
12.2
|
Very High
|
Pikes Peak
|
15000
|
4572
|
11.7
|
Very High
|
|
16000
|
4877
|
11.3
|
Very High
|
Montblanc
|
17000
|
5182
|
10.9
|
Very High
|
|
18000
|
5486
|
10.5
|
Extreme
|
|
19000
|
5791
|
10.1
|
Extreme
|
Kilimanjaro
|
20000
|
6096
|
9.7
|
Extreme
|
Denali (McKinley)
|
21000
|
6401
|
9.3
|
Extreme
|
|
22000
|
6706
|
9.0
|
Extreme
|
|
23000
|
7010
|
8.6
|
Extreme
|
Aconcagua
|
24000
|
7315
|
8.3
|
Extreme
|
|
25000
|
7620
|
8.0
|
Extreme
|
|
26000
|
7925
|
7.7
|
Ultra
|
|
27000
|
8230
|
7.4
|
Ultra
|
|
28000
|
8534
|
7.1
|
Ultra
|
K2
|
29000
|
8839
|
6.8
|
Ultra
|
Everest
|
|