List of mountain peaks by prominence

This is a list of peaks by prominence; that is, a list of mountains on Earth ordered by their topographic prominence.

There are different definitions of the parent of a peak. Where a single parent is listed, the different definitions agree, but where two are given, the prominence parent is marked by "¹", and the island parent by "²". For definitions of the terms prominence parent and island parent, see topographic prominence.

The hundred most prominent

Of the 109 peaks listed in this section, China has the most, with 14. Close behind it are Indonesia, with 12, and the United States, with 11.

Peak	Location	Height (m)	Prominence (m)	Col (m)	Parent
Mount Everest	Nepal / People's Republic of China	8,848	8,848	0	none — highest point in Africa-Eurasia
Aconcagua	Argentina	6,962	6,962	0	none — highest point in the Americas
Mount McKinley	United States (Alaska)	6,194	6,138	56	Aconcagua
Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	5,895	5,885	10	Everest
Pico Cristóbal Colón	Colombia	5,775	5,584	191	Aconcagua
Mount Logan	Canada (Yukon)	5,959	5,250	709	Mount McKinley
Pico de Orizaba	Mexico	5,636	4,922	714	Mount Logan
Vinson Massif	Template:Country data flagcountry	4,892	4,892	0	none — highest point on Antarctica
Puncak Jaya	Indonesia (New Guinea)	4,884	4,884	0	none — highest point on New Guinea
Mount Elbrus	Russia	5,642	4,741	901	Everest
Mont Blanc	France / Italy	4,808	4,695	113	Everest
Mount Damavand	Iran	5,610	4,667	943	Elbrus
Klyuchevskaya Sopka	Russia (Kamchatka)	4,750	4,649	101	Everest
Nanga Parbat	Pakistan	8,125	4,608	3517	Everest
Mauna Kea	United States (Hawaii)	4,205	4,205	0	none — highest point on Hawaii
Peak Pobeda	Kyrgyzstan / People's Republic of China	7,439	4,148	3291	Everest
Chimborazo	Ecuador	6,267	4,122	2145	Aconcagua
Bogda Feng	People's Republic of China	5,445	4,122	1323	Everest
Namcha Barwa	People's Republic of China (Tibet)	7,782	4,106	3676	Everest
Mount Kinabalu	Malaysia	4,101	4,101	0	none — highest point on Borneo
Mount Rainier	United States (Washington)	4,393	4,023	370	Mount McKinley
K2	Pakistan / People's Republic of China	8,611	4,017	4594	Everest
Ras Dejen	Ethiopia	4,533	3,980	553	Kilimanjaro
Tajumulco	Guatemala	4,220	3,980	240	Mount McKinley
Pico Bolívar	Venezuela	4,981	3,957	1024	Aconcagua
Mount Fairweather	United States (Alaska) / Canada	4,671	3,955	722	Pico de Orizaba1 / Mount Logan²
Jade Mountain	Republic of China	3,952	3,952	0	none — highest point on Formosa
Mount Stanley	Democratic Republic of the Congo / Uganda	5,109	3,951	1158	Kilimanjaro
Mount Cameroon	Cameroon	4,070	3,931	134	Kilimanjaro
Kangchenjunga	Template:INDIA / Nepal	8,586	3,922	4664	Everest
Tirich Mir	Pakistan	7,708	3,908	3800	Everest
Mount Kenya	Kenya	5,199	3,825	1374	Kilimanjaro
Mount Kerinci	Indonesia	3,805	3,805	0	none — highest point on Sumatra
Mount Erebus	Template:Country data flagcountry	3,794	3,794	0	none — highest point on Ross Island
Mount Fuji	Japan	3,776	3,776	0	none — highest point on Honshu
Jbel Toubkal	Morocco	4,167	3,757	410	Kilimanjaro
Mount Cook	New Zealand	3,755	3,755	0	none — highest point on the South Island
Cerro Chirripo	Costa Rica	3,820	3,727	93	Aconcagua
Mount Rinjani	Indonesia	3,726	3,726	0	none — highest point on Lombok
Teide	Spain	3,718	3,718	0	none — highest point on Tenerife
Ojos del Salado	Argentina / Chile	6,905	3,700	3205	Aconcagua
Monte San Valentin	Chile	4,058	3,696	362	Aconcagua
Gunnbjørnsfjeld	Greenland	3,694	3,694	0	none — highest point on Greenland
Semeru	Indonesia	3,676	3,676	0	none — highest point on Java
Finisterre Range HP	Papua New Guinea	4,120	3,670	441	Puncak Jaya
Gongga Shan	People's Republic of China	7,556	3,642	3914	K21 / Everest²
Ritacuba Blanco	Colombia	5,410	3,645	1765	Chimborazo1 / Aconcagua ²
Mount Ararat	Turkey	5,137	3,611	1526	Damavand
Kongur Tagh	People's Republic of China	7,649	3,585	4064	K21 / Everest²
Mount Blackburn	United States (Alaska)	4,996	3,535	1461	Mount McKinley
Mount Hayes	United States (Alaska)	4,216	3,501	715	Mount McKinley
Bulu Rantemario	Indonesia	3,478	3,478	0	none — highest point on Sulawesi
Mount St. Elias	United States (Alaska) / Canada	5,489	3,448	2041	Mount Logan
Pik Imeni Ismail Samani	Tajikistan	7,495	3,402	4093	K2
Dhaulagiri	Nepal	8,167	3,357	4810	K2
Belukha Mountain	Russia	4,506	3,343	1163	K21 / Everest²
Mercedario	Argentina	6,700	3,333	3367	Aconcagua
Mount Etna	Italy	3,323	3,323	0	none — highest point on Sicily
Monte San Lorenzo	Chile / Argentina	3,706	3,319	387	Aconcagua
Mount Karisimbi	Rwanda / Democratic Republic of the Congo	4,507	3,312	1195	Ngaliema
Jabal an-Nadi Shu'ayb	Yemen	3,666	3,311	355	Mount Ararat1 / Everest²
Volcán Lautaro	Chile	3,580	3,302	278	Aconcagua
Mount Waddington	Canada	4,019	3,289	730	Mount Logan
Mulhacén	Spain	3,479	3,285	194	Mont Blanc
Gunung Slamet	Indonesia	3,428	3,284	144	Semeru
Sabalan	Iran	4,811	3,283	1528	Mount Ararat
Mount Marcus Baker	United States (Alaska)	4,016	3,269	747	Mount Logan
Sauyr Zhotasy	Kazakhstan / People's Republic of China	3,840	3,252	588	Everest
Cerro Bolson	Argentina	5,552	3,252	2300	Ojos del Salado1 / Aconcagua²
Tomort	People's Republic of China	4,886	3,243	1643	Bogda Feng
Yulong Xueshan	People's Republic of China	5,596	3,202	2394	K21 / Everest²
Meru	Tanzania	4,565	3,170	1395	Kilimanjaro
Sopka Shiveluch	Russia (Kamchatka)	3,307	3,168	139	Klyuchevskaya
Nanda Devi	India	7,816	3,139	4677	Dhaulagiri
Ichinskaya Sopka	Russia (Kamchatka)	3,607	3,125	482	Klyuchevskaya
Gunung Lawu	Indonesia	3,265	3,118	147	Semeru
Batura Sar	Pakistan	7,795	3,118	4677	K2
Mount Siple	Template:Country data flagcountry	3,110	3,110	0	none — highest point on Siple Island
Pico Duarte	Dominican Republic	3,098	3,098	0	none — highest point on Hispaniola
Manaslu	Nepal	8,163	3,092	5071	Everest
Mount Whitney	United States (California)	4,418	3,073	1345	Orizaba
Piton des Neiges	France (Réunion)	3,069	3,069	0	none — highest point on Réunion
Raung	Indonesia	3,332	3,069	263	Semeru
Xuelian Feng	People's Republic of China	6,627	3,068	3559	Peak Pobeda
Haleakala	United States (Hawaii)	3,055	3,055	0	none — highest point on Maui
Mount Lucania	Canada	5,226	3,046	2180	Mount Logan
Mount Agung	Indonesia	3,031	3,031	0	none — highest point on Bali
Gunung Binaiya	Indonesia	3,027	3,027	0	none — highest point on Ceram
Popocatepetl	Mexico	5,400	3,020	2380	Orizaba
Pico Basilé	Equatorial Guinea	3,011	3,011	0	none — highest point on Bioco
Koryaksky	Russia (Kamchatka)	3,456	2,999	457	Klyuchevskaya
Gangkhar Puensum	Bhutan / People's Republic of China	7,570	2,995	4575	Kangchenjunga
Mount Stephenson	Template:Country data flagcountry	2,987	2,987	0	none — highest point on Alexander Island
Gunung Tata Mailau	Indonesia	2,986	2,986	0	none — highest point on Timor
Annapurna	Nepal	8,091	2,984	5107	Everest
Talgar Shyngy	Kazakhstan	4,978	2,981	1997	Peak Pobeda1 / Everest²
Mount Shasta	United States (California)	4,317	2,977	1340	Orizaba
Mount Apo	Philippines	2,954	2,954	0	none — highest point on Mindanao
Gyalha Peri	People's Republic of China (Tibet)	7,294	2,942	4352	Dhaulagiri
Gunung Leuser	Indonesia	3,466	2,941	525	Mount Kerinci
Mount Paget	United Kingdom (South Georgia)	2,934	2,934	0	none — highest point on South Georgia
Chakragil	People's Republic of China	6,760	2,934	3826	Everest²
Emi Koussi	Chad	3,445	2,934	511	Kilimanjaro²
Monarch Mountain	Canada	3,555	2,930	625	Denali²
Mount Suckling	Papua New Guinea	3,676	2,925	751	Puncak Jaya
Mount Pulog	Philippines	2,922	2,922	0	none — highest point on Luzon
Mount Wilhelm	Papua New Guinea	4,509	2,922	1587	Puncak Jaya
El Mela	Argentina	4,150	2,907	1243	Aconcagua²
Kuh-e Taftan	Iran	3,941	2,901	1040	Damavand²

Additional peaks

The list of peaks that follow is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. The addition of more notable peaks is welcome. Some well known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence. For an alternative measure to prominence, which seeks local impressiveness rather than topographic high points, see spire measure.

Peak	Location	Height (m)	Prominence (m)	Col (m)	Parent
Maromokotro	Madagascar	2,876	2,876	0	none — highest point on Madagascar
Aneto	Spain	3,404	2,812	608	Mulhacén
Mount Ruapehu	New Zealand	2,797	2,797	0	none — highest point on the North Island
Monte Cinto	France	2,706	2,706	0	none — highest point on Corsica
Barbeau Peak	Canada	2,616	2,616	0	none — highest point on Ellesmere Island
Corno Grande	Italy	2,912	2,476	436	Mont Blanc
Musala	Bulgaria	2,925	2,473	452	Mont Blanc
Psiloritis	Greece	2,456	2,456	0	none — highest point on Crete
Großglockner	Austria	3,798	2,423	1375	Mont Blanc
Roque de los Muchachos	Spain	2,423	2,423	0	none — highest point on La Palma
Galdhøpiggen	Norway	2,469	2,372	97	Everest
Mount Kosciuszko	Australia	2,228	2,228	0	none — highest point on mainland Australia
Hermon	/ Syria	2,814	1,804	1010	Qurnat as Sawda', HP Lebanon
Ben Nevis	United Kingdom (Scotland)	1,344	1,344	0	none — highest point in Great Britain
Kailash	China (Tibet)	6,638	1,319	5319	Lunpo Gangri
Machhapuchhare	Nepal	6,993	1,233	5760	Annapurna I
Carrauntoohill	Ireland	1,039	1,039	0	none — highest point in Ireland
Matterhorn	Switzerland / Italy	4,478	1,031	3447	Weisshorn (4,507 m)
Eiger	Switzerland	3,970	356	3614	Mönch (4,099 m)

See also

• List of tallest mountains by country
• Peak bagging
• List of mountains of the British Isles by relative height
• List of Alpine peaks by prominence
• List of highest mountains
• List of islands by highest point - infers lots of other information about prominent peaks which are the high point of their island.

External links

• Map of the top 50 by Ken Jones
• Lists and maps covering all peaks in Europe with 1500m+ prominence by Eberhard Jurgalski and others
• Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish. The latest estimate is that there are 1,516.

References

• World peaks with 4000 meters of prominence from peakbagger.com
• World top 50 most prominent peaks, originally compiled by David Metzler and Eberhard Jurgalski, and updated with the help of others as new elevation information, especially SRTM, has become available.
• World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50.