This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions and municipalities, in order of their highest points. Taiwan Province, the territory of which is administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China, is included for comparison purposes.
| Rank | Division | Location | Altitude in m (ft) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chomolungma (Mount Everest) | 8,848 (29,029) | ||||
| 2 | Qogir (K2) | 8,611 (28,251) | ||||
| 3 | 7,556 (24,790) | |||||
| 4 | 6,860 (22,501) | |||||
| 5 | 6,740 (22,113) | |||||
| 6 | 5,798 (19,022) | |||||
| 3,952 (12,966) | ||||||
| 7 | Shaanxi | Mount Taibai | 3,767 (12,356) | |||
| 8 | Inner Mongolia | Main Peak, Helan Mountains | 3,556 (11,664) | |||
| Ningxia | ||||||
| 10 | 3,105 (10,184) | |||||
| 11 | 3,058 (10,033) | |||||
| 12 | 2,900 (9,512) | |||||
| 13 | 2,882 (9,453) | |||||
| 14 | 2,744 (9,003) | |||||
| 15 | 2,685 (8,806) | |||||
| 16 | 2,414 (7,918) | |||||
| 17 | 2,303 (7,554) | |||||
| valign=center rowspan=2 | 18 | Fujian | valign=center rowspan=2 | Mount Huanggang, Wuyi Mountains | valign=center rowspan=2 | 2,158 (7,080) |
| Jiangxi | ||||||
| 20 | 2,141 (7,022) | |||||
| 21 | 2,099 (6,885) | |||||
| 22 | 1,921 (6,301) | |||||
| 23 | 1,902 (6,239) | |||||
| 24 | Lianhua Peak, Huangshan Mountains | 1,873 (6,143) | ||||
| 25 | 1,867 (6,124) | |||||
| 26 | 1,690 (5,543) | |||||
| 27 | 1,545 (5,068) | |||||
| 28 | 1,336 (4,382) | |||||
| 29 | 1,078 (3,536) | |||||
| 30 | 957 (3,139) | |||||
| 31 | 625 (2,050) | |||||
| 32 | 172 (564) | |||||
| 33 | 118 (387) |