List of highest major summits of Africa

This is an incomplete list of the highest mountains of Africa. Peaks with less than 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence (such as Mount Kenya's Nelion and Lenana peaks) are considered sub-peaks rather than independent mountains, and thus are not included.

Kilimanjaro from the air.

The highest African mountain is Kilimanjaro, which has three peaks, named Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira, of which Kibo is the tallest and Mawenzi is sufficiently prominent to be a mountain. Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa which also has three main peaks, namely Batian, Nelion and Lenana Point.

Some regions are still poorly described and the list is likely to be both incomplete and not completely accurate. This is especially true for the Ethiopian Highlands, where heights on maps and in the literature differ between each other by up to 500 m. All elevations have been checked or chosen to match the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-based contour lines in the Google terrain maps.

List

Rank	Mountain	Peak	Height[a]		Prominence[b]		Range	Country	Coordinates[c]	Parent mountain[d]	First ascent[e]
			m	ft	m	ft
1	Kilimanjaro	Kibo (Uhuru Pk)[f]	5,895	19,341	5,885	19,308	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	03°04′33″S 37°21′09″E		1889
2	Mount Kenya	Batian	5,199	17,057	3,825	12,549	Mount Kenya	Kenya	00°09′07″S 37°18′30″E	Kibo	1899
3	Kilimanjaro	Mawenzi (Hans Meyer Pk)[g]	5,148	16,890	850	2,790	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	03°05′33″S 37°27′21″E	Kibo	1912
4	Ngaliema / Mt Stanley	Margherita Peak	5,109	16,762	3,951	12,963	Rwenzori	DR Congo Uganda	00°23′08″N 29°52′21″E	Kibo	1906
5	Duwoni / Mt Speke	Vittorio Emanuele Peak	4,890	16,040	720	2,360	Rwenzori	Uganda	00°23′53″N 29°53′33″E	Stanley	1906
6	Kiyanja / Mt Baker	Edward Peak	4,844	15,892	507	1,663	Rwenzori	Uganda	00°21′40″N 29°53′34″E	Stanley	1906
	Mount Emin [sv]	Umberto Peak	4,798	15,741	518	1,699[1]	Rwenzori	DR Congo	00°25′42″N 29°54′00″E	Speke	1906
7	Mount Gessi [sv]	Iolanda Peak	4,715	15,469	565	1,854	Rwenzori	Uganda	00°25′19″N 29°55′06″E	Emin	1906
8	Mount Meru	Socialist Peak	4,566	14,980	3,170	10,400	Mount Meru	Tanzania	03°14′39″S 36°45′00″E	Kibo	1904
9	Ras Dashen		4,550	14,930	3,997	13,114	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°14′12″N 38°22′21″E	Kenya	1841
10	Karisimbi		4,507	14,787	3,312	10,866	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo Rwanda	01°30′22″S 29°27′01″E	Stanley	1903 [2]
11	Kidis Yared		4,453	14,610	730	2,400	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°18′01″N 38°19′40″E	Ras Dashen
12	Mikeno		4,437	14,557	1,190	3,900	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo	01°27′47″S 29°25′11″E	Karisimbi	1927 [2]
13	Bwahit		4,437	14,557	810	2,660	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°14′37″N 38°13′03″E	Kidis Yared
14	Portal Peaks	Kihuma	4,391	14,406	565	1,854	Rwenzori	Uganda	00°24′18″N 29°57′30″E	Gessi	1945
15	Tullu Demtu[3]		4,377	14,360	2,527	8,291	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia	06°49′36″N 39°49′09″E	Ras Dashen
16	Mount Elgon	Wagagai	4,321	14,177	2,458	8,064	Mount Elgon	Uganda	01°07′06″N 34°31′35″E	Kenya	1911
17	Amba Farit		4,270	14,010	2,061	6,762	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia	10°57′02″N 39°06′16″E	Bwahit
18	Abune Yosef / Guliba Amba		4,260	13,980	1,909	6,263	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	12°08′28″N 39°11′01″E	Ras Dashen
19	Bada		4,195	13,763	1,605	5,266	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia	07°54′34″N 39°23′35″E	Tullu Demtu
20	Kaka / Kecha / Chiqe		4,193	13,757	1,215	3,986	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia	07°21′50″N 39°09′28″E	Bada
21	Jbel Toubkal		4,167	13,671	3,755	12,320	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco	31°03′36″N 07°54′54″W	Stanley	1923
22	Muhavura		4,127	13,540	1,530	5,020	Virunga Mountains	Rwanda Uganda	01°22′58″S 29°40′40″E	Karisimbi	1898 [2]
23	Hey / Hay		4,125	13,533	660	2,170	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°18′58″N 38°27′05″E	Weynobar
24	Guna		4,120	13,520	1,510	4,950	Guna Massif	Ethiopia	11°42′26″N 38°14′13″E	Abune Yosef
25	Choqa / Choke / Birhan		4,100	13,500	2,225	7,300	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia	10°42′51″N 37°50′59″E	Bwahit
26	Chilalo		4,071	13,356	610	2,000	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia	07°54′55″N 39°15′44″E	Bada
27	Inatye		4,070	13,350	500	1,600	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°15′38″N 38°09′52″E	Bwahit
28	Ighil Mgoun		4,068	13,346	1,904	6,247	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°30′30″N 06°26′38″W	Toubkal
29	Mount Cameroon		4,040	13,250	3,905	12,812	Cameroon line	Cameroon	04°13′00″N 09°10′20″E	Stanley	1861
30	Oldoinyo Lesatima		4,001	13,127	2,081	6,827	Aberdare Range	Kenya	00°18′40″S 36°36′58″E	Mt Kenya
31	Jebel n'Tarourt / Tifnout / Iferouane[4]		4,001	13,127	910	2,990	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco	31°04′53″N 07°45′52″W	Toubkal
32	Muggia		3,950	12,960	500	1,600	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	12°04′25″N 39°22′41″E	Abune Yosef
33	Dubbai		3,941	12,930	1,540	5,050	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia	12°51′32″N 39°29′52″E	Abune Yosef
34	Mount Kinangop		3,902	12,802	530	1,740	Aberdare Range	Kenya	00°37′37″S 36°42′28″E	Lesatima
35	Cimbia		3,900	12,800	590	1,940	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia	10°52′27″N 39°16′05″E	Amba Farit
36	Ieciuol ?		3,840	12,600	560	1,840	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia	10°53′02″N 39°28′10″E	Cimbia
37	Jbel Tignousti		3,819	12,530	930	3,050	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°29′52″N 06°43′00″W	Mgoun
38	Filfo / Encuolo		3,805	12,484	770	2,530	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia	07°22′08″N 39°21′19″E	Bada
39	Kosso Amba		3,805	12,484	530	1,740	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	11°47′32″N 39°26′14″E	Pt 3950
40	Baylamtu / Gavsigivla		3,777	12,392	1,120	3,670	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	12°21′10″N 39°03′48″E	Abune Yosef
41	Ouaougoulzat [fr]		3,763	12,346	860	2,820	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°39′17″N 06°15′20″W	Irhil MGoun
42	Somkaru		3,760	12,340	530	1,740	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia	06°49′25″N 39°16′56″E	Tullu Demtu
43	Abieri		3,750	12,300	780	2,560	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	13°31′25″N 38°21′22″E	Ras Dashen
	Arin Ayachi		3,757	12,326	1,416	4,646[5]	East High Atlas	Morocco	32°28′36″N 04°55′37″W	Ouaougoulzat
44	Teide		3,718	12,198	3,718	12,198	Tenerife	Spain (Canary Islands)	28°16′21″N 16°38′32″W	Island high point	1582
45	Visoke / Bisoke		3,711	12,175	585	1,919	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo Rwanda	01°27′29″S 29°29′07″E	Karisimbi	1908 [2]
46	Sarenga		3,700	12,100	1,160	3,810	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia	12°40′12″N 39°29′45″E	Dubbai
47	Woti / Uoti		3,700	12,100	1,050	3,440	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia	09°43′36″N 39°43′46″E	Pt 3840
48	Mount Loolmalassin		3,682	12,080	2,040	6,690	Crater Highlands	Tanzania	03°02′56″S 35°49′15″E	Meru
49	Biala?		3,680	12,070	870	2,850	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	12°27′17″N 39°00′12″E	Baylamtu
50	Azurki / Azourki		3,677	12,064	790	2,590	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°44′48″N 06°15′40″W	Ouaougoulzat
51	Pt 3645		3,645	11,959	910	2,990	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	11°30′02″N 39°32′11″E	Koso Amba
52	Sabyinyo		3,634	11,923	1,010	3,310	Virunga Mountains	Rwanda DR Congo Uganda	01°23′15″S 29°35′30″E	Karisimbi	1907 [2]
53	Mount Gurage / Guraghe		3,620	11,880	1,400	4,600	Gurage Mountains	Ethiopia	08°16′37″N 38°21′55″E	Uoti
54	Jbel Igdat		3,615	11,860	1,609	5,279	West High Atlas	Morocco	30°57′39″N 08°25′50″W	Toubkal	1888
55	Jbel n'Anghomar		3,609	11,841	1,420	4,660	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°20′11″N 06°59′51″W	Ighil MGoun
56	Pt 3600 (Kitir?)		3,600	11,800	870	2,850	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia	10°38′22″N 39°41′53″E	Uoti
57	Pt 3600		3,600	11,800	610	2,000	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia	11°38′40″N 39°32′52″E	Koso Amba
58	Bar Meda high point		3,580	11,750	520	1,710	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia	10°22′28″N 39°48′15″E	Pt 3600 (Kitir ?)
59	Jbel Erdouz		3,579	11,742	690	2,260	West High Atlas	Morocco	31°02′46″N 08°24′25″W	Igdat
60	Mount Gugu		3,570	11,710	940	3,080	Mount Gugu	Ethiopia	08°12′18″N 39°58′00″E	Bada
61	Gesh Megal (?)		3,570	11,710	520	1,710	Gurage Mountains	Ethiopia	08°23′16″N 38°23′29″E	Gurage
62	Gughe		3,568	11,706	2,013	6,604	Balta Mountains	Ethiopia	06°12′13″N 37°23′21″E	Gurage
63	Megezez		3,565	11,696	690	2,260	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia	09°17′11″N 39°32′00″E	Uoti
64	Jbel Tinergwet		3,551	11,650	880	2,890	West High Atlas	Morocco	30°48′46″N 08°49′41″W	Igdat
65	Amba Alagi[6]		3,550	11,650	820	2,690	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia	12°57′44″N 39°34′13″E	Dubbai
66	Chemnirot (Kamelogon Pk)[7]		3,530	11,580	1,510	4,950	Cherangani Hills	Kenya	01°16′10″N 35°29′50″E	Elgon
67	Gara Guda /Kara Gada		3,530	11,580	900	3,000	Salale Mountains	Ethiopia	09°48′31″N 38°38′09″E	Megezez
68	Amonewas[8]		3,530	11,580	870	2,850	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia	10°58′13″N 38°15′46″E	Choke
69	Amedamit[9]		3,530	11,580	760	2,490	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia	11°07′29″N 37°21′23″E	Choke
70	Igoudamene		3,519	11,545	550	1,800	Central High Atlas	Morocco	31°35′08″N 06°25′47″W	Mgoun
71	Thabana Ntlenyana		3,482	11,424	2,390	7,840	Drakensberg	Lesotho	29°27′46″S 29°15′59″E
72	Mont Mohi		3,480	11,420	1,592	5,223	Mitumba Mountains[10]	DR Congo	02°57′12″S 28°47′04″E	Karisimbi
73	Nyiragongo		3,470	11,380	1,440	4,720	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo	01°31′04″S 29°15′13″E	Karisimbi	1894 [2]
74	Mount Hanang		3,420	11,220	2,050	6,730	Crater Highlands	Tanzania	04°26′6″S 35°24′0″E	Hanang

Notes

1. Most "round" heights for mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands are crude estimates from contour lines on Google terrain maps
2. The prominence data were extracted from a combination of maps and Google terrain data. Values for mountains with prominences over 1,500 m were copied from this website
3. Extracted from the Google terrain maps
4. Here defined as the first higher 500-m-prominent mountain connected via the highest saddle
5. These are the first documented ascents. Most mountains in this list are not technically difficult to climb, so that earlier local ascents are likely
6. Kibo is the tallest volcanic cone of Kilimanjaro. Uhuru Peak is the highest single point on Kibo, located on its crater rim
7. Mawenzi is the entire volcanic cone, while Hans Meyer peak is the specific high point of cone

See also

• Mountains portal