Which mountain peak on Earth comes closest to the Moon?
Mount Everest
Mount Chimborazo
Mount McKinley
Mount Kilimanjaro
Although Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain above sea level, Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo is the peak farthest from the center of the Earth and therefore comes closest to the Moon as Earth rotates. Because Earth is not a perfect sphere and bulges slightly at the equator, Chimborazo’s location just south of the equator gives its summit a unique advantage. Its peak is about 1.3 miles farther from Earth’s center than Everest’s, despite Chimborazo being roughly 8,500 feet lower when measured above sea level.
Correct Answer: Mount Chimborazo