For a 9000er, the Schilthorn is very popular. There were 100's of people on top when we were there.Scott P wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:30 am I would imagine that the most popular peak in the entire world is Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. It gets 7-9 million visits per year. It must be said though that most people don't hike or climb up. There are trails to the summit though and they are popular (we hiked there as well). I don't know what percentage of people walk up.
In the US, Mount Monadnock might be the most climbed mountain (drive up summits really wouldn't qualify unless enough people hiked them).
In the Western US, it might be Camelback Mountain near Phoenix. Green Mountain near Denver might be up there too. Twin Peaks in San Francisco has far more visitors than either, but it's only 922 feet high so it wouldn't qualify as a mountain by most standards. Same with the other peaks around San Francisco. Diamond Head near Honolulu would be the same. Maybe some of the summits around Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Diego might give Camelback a run for its money though?
Maybe Bierstand or Quandary could be the most popular 14ers in the world?
For a 15er, it might be Mont Blanc (about as popular as the most popular 14ers), but since a lot of people live close to that high or even that high in places like Nepal and South America, they might have peaks that are more popular.
What would be the most popular 16er? Maybe Lenana Point? I'm not sure.
For a 17er it is almost surely Chacaltaya in Bolivia. It probably used to be even more popular as it was a ski resort.
For an 18er it might be Kala Pattar? Just a guess, but it does see more people than any 18er I can think of.
For a 19er it is surely Kilimanjaro which has far more annual ascents/attempts than any of the Colorado 14ers.
Of course most of the rest of the world uses the metric system so they might be more interested in 5000, 6000, 7000, and 8000ers.
Of course, one can get there via the tram, but we saw a steady stream of hikers all day on our way up.
For a 16er, Tungurahua might be up there. When we were on it, there was at least 50 people at or near the summit. The hut was literally overflowing as some people were sleeping outside.
The 1st time I hiked longs, I had to park a very long way down the road. The ranger estimated over 400 people had passed through the start by 8am when I was starting.
I counted almost 200 people just in the trough section. A lot of them were turning back as it was starting to sleet.