List of highest points of African countries explained

This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically.

Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.

Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings. Egypt has part of their territory and their high point outside of Africa; their non-Asian high point are listed with a N/A rank entry underneath their continental peak. On the other hand, Spain has part of their territory and their high point inside of Africa.

One partially recognized country with the highest point in Africa is listed and ranked in Italic. For more details see List of states with limited recognition.

scope"col" Rankscope"col" Countryscope"col" Highest pointscope"col" data-sort-type="number" Elevation
18 AlgeriaMount Tahat29080NaN0
22 AngolaMorro de Môco26200NaN0
52 BeninMont Sokbaro6580NaN0
40 BotswanaOtse Hill[1] 14910NaN0
51 Burkina FasoTena Kourou7490NaN0
21 BurundiSoutheast of Mount Heha26840NaN0
8 CameroonFako on Mount Cameroon[2] 40400NaN0
20 Cape VerdeMount Fogo28290NaN0
42 Central African RepublicMont Ngaoui14200NaN0
12 ChadEmi Koussi34450NaN0
28 ComorosMount Karthala[3] 23610NaN0
3Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley51100NaN0
45Mont Nabeba10200NaN0
37 Cote d'IvoireMont Nimba17520NaN0
31 DjiboutiMousa Ali20280NaN0
34 EgyptGabal Sha'ib El Banat[4] 21870NaN0
N/A EgyptMount Catherine26290NaN0
16 Equatorial GuineaPico Basile30080NaN0
15 EritreaEmba Soira30180NaN0
36Emlembe18620NaN0
5 EthiopiaRas Dashen45500NaN0
44 GabonMont Bengoué[5] 10700NaN0
55 GambiaUnnamed location (unofficially Red Rock)530NaN0
49 GhanaMount Afadja[6] 8850NaN0
38 GuineaMont Nimba17520NaN0
54 Guinea-BissauMonte Torin2620NaN0
2 KenyaBatian on Mount Kenya51990NaN0
10 LesothoThabana Ntlenyana34820NaN0
41 LiberiaMount Wuteve14400NaN0
30 LibyaBikku Bitti22670NaN0
19 MadagascarMaromokotro28760NaN0
17 MalawiSapitwa (Mulanje Massif)30020NaN0
43 MaliHombori Tondo11550NaN0
47 MauritaniaKediet ej Jill9150NaN0
50 MauritiusPiton de la Petite Rivière Noire8280NaN0
7 MoroccoJbel Toubkal41650NaN0
26 MozambiqueMonte Binga24360NaN0
23 NamibiaKonigstein26060NaN0
33 NigerMont Idoukal-n-Taghès20220NaN0
27 NigeriaChappal Waddi24190NaN0
6 RwandaMount Karisimbi45070NaN0
32Pico de São Tomé20240NaN0
53 SenegalBaunez ridge near Nepen Diakha6480NaN0
48 SeychellesMorne Seychellois[7] 9050NaN0
35 Sierra LeoneMount Bintumani (Loma Mansa)19480NaN0
25 SomaliaShimbiris[8] 24600NaN0
11 South AfricaMafadi34500NaN0
13Kinyeti31870NaN0
14 SudanDeriba Caldera30420NaN0
9 SpainTeide37180NaN0
1Mount Kilimanjaro[9] 58920NaN0
46 TogoMont Agou9860NaN0
39 TunisiaJebel ech Chambi15440NaN0
4 UgandaMargherita Peak on Mount Stanley51100NaN0
N/A Western SaharaTikhzoukhane6050NaN0
29 ZambiaUnnamed location in Mafinga Hills23290NaN0
24 ZimbabweMount Nyangani25920NaN0

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. [Monalanong Hill]
  2. Some authorities give other elevations for these national high points. For more information, see the appropriate summit pages.
  3. http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html Listed as "Le Kartala" on Peaklist.org
  4. Gabal Sha'ib El Banat is the highest peak in the African part of Egypt, while the highest peak of the country is Mount Catherine, located in the Asian part of Egypt.
  5. Claims that Mont Iboundji is the highest point and more than 1500 metres high are not supported by SRTM data.
  6. Web site: Mount Afadjoto, Ghana. Peakbagger.com. 2019. 2019-03-24.
  7. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11319 "Morne Seychellois" on Peakbagger.com
  8. Shimbiris is also the highest point in
  9. Highest point in Africa.

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