List of highest mountain peaks of Africa explained

This is a list of the highest mountain peaks of Africa with a prominence of at least 500m (1,600feet). 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.

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

Rank^[1]	Mountain^[2]	Height^[3]		Prominence^[4]		Range	Country	Coordinates^[5]	Parent mountain^[6]	First ascent^[7]
		m	ft	m	ft
1	Kibo (Uhuru Pk)	5895disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5885disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania			1889
2	Mount Kenya (Batian)	5199disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3825disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mount Kenya	Kenya		Kibo	1899
3	Mount Kenya (Nelion)	5188disp=tableNaNdisp=table			when adding a value-->	Mount Kenya	Kenya		Batian	1929
4	Mawenzi (Hans Meyer Pk)	5148disp=tableNaNdisp=table	850disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania		Kibo	1912
5	Ngaliema / Mt Stanley (Margherita Pk)	5109disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3951disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	DR Congo Uganda		Kibo	1906
6	Mount Kenya (Lenana)	4985disp=tableNaNdisp=table	130disp=tableNaNdisp=table		Kenya		Nelion	1899
7	Ngaliema / Mt Stanley (Savoia Pk)	4977disp=tableNaNdisp=table	110disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Margherita	1906
8	Duwoni / Mt Speke (Vittorio Emanuele Pk)	4890disp=tableNaNdisp=table	720disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Stanley	1906
9	Kiyanja / Mt Baker (Edward Pk)	4844disp=tableNaNdisp=table	507disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Stanley	1906
10	(Umberto Pk)	4798disp=tableNaNdisp=table	495disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	DR Congo		Speke	1906
11	(Iolanda Pk)	4715disp=tableNaNdisp=table	565disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Emin	1906
12	(Sella Pk)	4627disp=tableNaNdisp=table	345disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Baker	1906
13	Mount Meru (Socialist Pk)	4566disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3170disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mount Meru	Tanzania		Kibo	1904
14	Ras Dashen	4550disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3997disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Kenya	1841
15	Karisimbi	4507disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3312disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo Rwanda		Stanley	1903 ^[8]
16	Ancua / Ankwa / Weynobar	4462disp=tableNaNdisp=table	380disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Ras Dashen
17	Kidis Yared	4453disp=tableNaNdisp=table	730disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Ras Dashen
18	Mikeno	4437disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1190disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo		Karisimbi	1927
19	Bwahit	4437disp=tableNaNdisp=table	810disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Kidis Yared
20	Portal Peaks (Kihuma)	4391disp=tableNaNdisp=table	565disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Rwenzori	Uganda		Gessi	1945
21	Tullu Demtu^[9]	4377disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2527disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia		Ras Dashen
22	Mount Elgon (Wagagai)	4321disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2458disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mount Elgon	Uganda		Kenya	1911
23	Mount Elgon (Sudek)	4302disp=tableNaNdisp=table	150disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mount Elgon	Kenya Uganda		Wagagai	1890
24	Amba Farit	4270disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2061disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia		Bwahit
25	Abune Yosef / Guliba Amba	4260disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1909disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Ras Dashen
26	Ioll / Yoll	4220disp=tableNaNdisp=table	350disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia		Amba Farit
27	Bada	4195disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1605disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia		Tullu Demtu
28	Kaka / Kecha / Chiqe	4193disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1215disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia		Bada
29	Jbel Toubkal	4167disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3755disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Stanley	1923
30	Muhavura	4127disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	Rwanda Uganda		Karisimbi	1898
31	Hey / Hay	4125disp=tableNaNdisp=table	660disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Weynobar
32	Guna	4120disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1510disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Guna Massif	Ethiopia		Abune Yosef
33	Choqa / Choke / Birhan	4100disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2225disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia		Bwahit
34	Ouanoukrim	4088disp=tableNaNdisp=table	420disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Toubkal
35	Chilalo	4071disp=tableNaNdisp=table	610disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia		Bada
36	Inatye	4070disp=tableNaNdisp=table	500disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Bwahit
37	Ighil Mgoun	4068disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1904disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Toubkal
38	Mount Cameroon	4040disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3905disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Cameroon line	Cameroon		Stanley	1861
39	Weshema / Wasema?	4030disp=tableNaNdisp=table	420disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia		Tullu Demtu
40		4005disp=tableNaNdisp=table			when adding a value-->	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania		Mawenzi
41	Oldoinyo Lesatima	4001disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2081disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Aberdare Range	Kenya		Mt Kenya
42	Jebel n'Tarourt / Tifnout / Iferouane^[10]	4001disp=tableNaNdisp=table	910disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Toubkal
43	Muggia	3950disp=tableNaNdisp=table	500disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Abune Yosef
44	Dubbai	3941disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1540disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia		Abune Yosef
45	Taska n’Zat^[11]	3912disp=tableNaNdisp=table	460disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Tarourt
46	Aksouâl^[12]	3903disp=tableNaNdisp=table	450disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Toubkal
47	Mount Kinangop	3902disp=tableNaNdisp=table	530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Aberdare Range	Kenya		Lesatima
48	Cimbia	3900disp=tableNaNdisp=table	590disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia		Amba Farit
49	Anrhemer / Ingehmar	3892disp=tableNaNdisp=table	380disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Aksoual
50	Ieciuol ?	3840disp=tableNaNdisp=table	560disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia		Cimbia
51	Kawa / Caua / Lajo	3830disp=tableNaNdisp=table	475disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia		Weshema
52	Pt 3820	3820disp=tableNaNdisp=table	450disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia		Cimbia
53	Jbel Tignousti	3819disp=tableNaNdisp=table	930disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Mgoun
54	Filfo / Encuolo	3805disp=tableNaNdisp=table	770disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia		Bada
55	Kosso Amba	3805disp=tableNaNdisp=table	530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Pt 3950
56	Jbel Ghat	3781disp=tableNaNdisp=table	470disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Tignousti
57	Baylamtu / Gavsigivla	3777disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1120disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Abune Yosef
58		3763disp=tableNaNdisp=table	860disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Irhil MGoun
59	Somkaru	3760disp=tableNaNdisp=table	530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia		Tullu Demtu
60	Abieri	3750disp=tableNaNdisp=table	780disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia		Ras Dashen
61	Arin Ayachi	3747disp=tableNaNdisp=table	400disp=tableNaNdisp=table	East High Atlas	Morocco		Ouaougoulzat
62	Teide	3718disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3718disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Tenerife	Spain (Canary Islands)		Island high point	1582
63	Visoke / Bisoke	3711disp=tableNaNdisp=table	585disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo Rwanda		Karisimbi	1908
64	Sarenga	3700disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1160disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia		Dubbai
65	Woti / Uoti	3700disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1050disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia		Pt 3840
66	Pt 3700 (Kulsa?)	3700disp=tableNaNdisp=table	490disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia		Kecha
67	Mount Loolmalassin	3682disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2040disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Crater Highlands	Tanzania		Meru
68	Biala?	3680disp=tableNaNdisp=table	870disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Baylamtu
69	Azurki / Azourki	3677disp=tableNaNdisp=table	790disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Ouaougoulzat
70	Pt 3645	3645disp=tableNaNdisp=table	910disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Koso Amba
71	Sabyinyo	3634disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1010disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	Rwanda DR Congo Uganda		Karisimbi	1907
72	Mount Gurage / Guraghe	3620disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1400disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Gurage Mountains	Ethiopia		Uoti
73	Angour	3616disp=tableNaNdisp=table	444disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Toubkal Atlas	Morocco		Anrhemer
74	Jbel Igdat	3615disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1609disp=tableNaNdisp=table	West High Atlas	Morocco		Toubkal	1888
75	Jbel n'Anghomar	3609disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1420disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Ighil MGoun
76	Yegura / Amba Moka	3605disp=tableNaNdisp=table	420disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Pt 3645
77	Pt 3600 (Kitir?)	3600disp=tableNaNdisp=table	870disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia		Uoti
78	Pt 3600	3600disp=tableNaNdisp=table	610disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Koso Amba
79	Bar Meda high point	3580disp=tableNaNdisp=table	520disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia		Pt 3600 (Kitir ?)
80	Jbel Erdouz	3579disp=tableNaNdisp=table	690disp=tableNaNdisp=table	West High Atlas	Morocco		Igdat
81	Mount Gugu	3570disp=tableNaNdisp=table	940disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mount Gugu	Ethiopia		Bada
82	Gesh Megal (?)	3570disp=tableNaNdisp=table	520disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Gurage Mountains	Ethiopia		Gurage
83	Gughe	3568disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Balta Mountains	Ethiopia		Gurage
84	Megezez	3565disp=tableNaNdisp=table	690disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia		Uoti
85	Pt 3555	3555disp=tableNaNdisp=table	475disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia		Pt 3645
86	Jbel Tinergwet	3551disp=tableNaNdisp=table	880disp=tableNaNdisp=table	West High Atlas	Morocco		Igdat
87	Amba Alagi^[13]	3550disp=tableNaNdisp=table	820disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Tigray Mountains	Ethiopia		Dubbai
88	Chemnirot (Kamelogon Pk)^[14]	3530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1510disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Cherangani Hills	Kenya		Elgon
89	Gara Guda /Kara Gada	3530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	900disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Salale Mountains	Ethiopia		Megezez
90	Amonewas^[15]	3530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	870disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia		Choke
91	Amedamit^[16]	3530disp=tableNaNdisp=table	760disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Choqa Mountains	Ethiopia		Choke
92	Igoudamene	3519disp=tableNaNdisp=table	550disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Central High Atlas	Morocco		Mgoun
93	Abuye Meda^[17]	3505disp=tableNaNdisp=table	230disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Eastern Escarpment	Ethiopia		Bar Meda high point
94	Thabana Ntlenyana	3482disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2390disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Drakensberg	Lesotho
95	Mont Mohi	3480disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1592disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Mitumba Mountains^[18]	DR Congo		Karisimbi
96	Gahinga	3474disp=tableNaNdisp=table	425disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	Uganda Rwanda		Muhavura	1906
97	Nyiragongo	3470disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1440disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo		Karisimbi	1894
98	Mount Hanang	3420disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2050disp=tableNaNdisp=table	Crater Highlands			Hanang

Notes

1. Only mountains with a prominence of 500 m or more are ranked.
2. Many mountains are known by multiple names, each with multiple spellings
3. Most "round" heights for mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands are crude estimates from contour lines on Google terrain maps.
4. 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.
5. Extracted from the Google terrain maps
6. Here defined as the first higher 500-m-prominent mountain connected via the highest saddle.
7. These are the first documented ascents. Most mountains in this list are not technically difficult to climb, so that earlier local ascents are likely.
8. André Meyer, Exploration of the Albert National Park - Mission for volcanic studies, Brussels 1955. Page 23
9. Tullu Demtu and Batu are two hills 6 km apart on a high plateau in the Bale Mountains and separated by a ca. 4135 m high depression. According to SRTM data Batu appears the somewhat lower of the two (ca. 4350 m)
10. Once thought to be the highest peak of the High Atlas. Until recently estimated at 4,001 m
11. Often said to be 3,805 m high, but 3,880 contour lines are consistent with the 3,912 m height.
12. Brown favors a 3,842 m height, with 3,903 as alternative, but broad 3,860 m contour lines are consistent with the higher value
13. Often given a height of 3,949 m, which is not supported by SRTM data
14. Peak heights given in the literature include 3581m, 3517m, 3505m and 3450m. SRTM contour lines suggest 3510-3540 m. Summit at 1°16'20" N, 35°31'07" E looks equally high.
15. Often given a height of 3,664 m, which is not supported by SRTM data
16. Often given a height of 3,619 m, which is not supported by SRTM data
17. Often given a height of 4,000 m, which is not supported by SRTM data
18. Within the Itombwe Massif subrange

Sources

• Jamish Brown, Climbing in the Atlas Mountains, The Alpine Journal, 2002, pp. 81–91.
• Des Clark, Mountaineering in the Moroccan High Atlas, Cicerone, 2011
• Bernhard Lindahl, Local History of Ethiopia, 2005/2008 (for verification of names)
• Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence at Peaklist.org
• 16501 . Africa Range3 High Points.
• 2501 . Africa 4000-meter Peaks. (an unverified list)