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List of mountain peaks by prominence

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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
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 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

References

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