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List of peaks by prominence

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

Peak Location Height (m) Prominence (m) Parent
Everest Nepal/China 8,850 8,850 — (highest point in Eurasia/Africa)
Aconcagua Argentina 6,962 6,962 — (highest point in the Americas)
Mount McKinley USA 6,194 6,138 Mount Chimborazo
Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5,895 5,885 ? (Tirich Mir is nearest higher neighbour)
Pico Cristóbal Colón Colombia 5,775 5,584 Cayambe
Mount Logan Canada 5,959 5,250 Mount McKinley
Pico de Orizaba Mexico 5,636 4,922 Mount Logan
Vinson Massif Antarctica 4,892 4,892 — (highest point on Antarctica)
Carstensz Pyramid Papua New Guinea 4,884 4,884 — (highest point on New Guinea)
Elbrus Russia 5,642 4,741 Damavand
Mont Blanc France 4,810 4,710 Elbrus
Damavand Iran 5,604 4,661 ? (Nowshak is nearest higher neighbour)
Klyuchevskaya Sopka Russia 4,750 4,649 ?
Nanga Parbat Pakistan 8,125 4,608 K2
Mauna Kea USA 4,205 4,205 — (highest point on Hawaii)
Jengish Chokusu Kyrgyzstan/China 7,439 4,148 ? (Kongkoerh is nearest higher neighbour)
Mount Chimborazo Ecuador 6,267 4,122 ? (Huandoy is nearest higher neighbour)
Bogda Shan China 5,445 4,122 ? (Yanamax is nearest higher neighbour)
Namcha Barwa China 7,782 4,106 ? (Kanchenjunga is nearest higher neighbour)
Kinabalu Malaysia 4,101 4,101 — (highest point on Borneo)
Mount Rainier USA 4,393 4,023 Mount Massive
K2 Pakistan/China 8,611 4,017 Everest
Ras Dashen Ethiopia 4,533 3,980 ? (Point Piggott is nearest higher neighbour)
Tajumulco Guatemala 4,220 3,980 ? (Pico de Orizaba is nearest higher neighbour)
Mount Cameroon Cameroon 4,095 3,961 ? (Mikeno is nearest higher neighbour)
Pico Bolívar Venezuela 4,981 3,957 ? (Alto Ritacuba is nearest higher neighbour)
Yu Shan Taiwan 3,952 3,952 — (highest point on Formosa)
Mount Stanley Congo/Uganda 5,109 3,951 ? (Mount Kenya is nearest higher neighbour)
Mount Fairweather USA/Canada 4,671 3,949 Iztaccíhuatl
Kanchenjunga India/Nepal 8,586 3,922 Everest
Tirich Mir Pakistan 8,586 3,922 ? (Rakaposhi is nearest higher neighbour)
Mount Kenya Kenya 5,199 3,825 Kilimanjaro
Gunung Kerinci Indonesia 3,805 3,805 — (highest point on Sumatra)
Mount Erebus Antarctica 3,794 3,794 — (highest point on Ross Island)
Fuji San Japan 3,776 3,776 — (highest point on Honshu)
Mount Cook New Zealand 3,755 3,755 — (highest point on South Island)
Jebel Toubkal Morocco 4,165 3,755 ?
Finisterre Range HP Papua New Guinea 4,175 3,734 ?
Cerro Chirripo Costa Rica 3,820 3,727 ?
Gunung Rinjani Indonesia 3,726 3,726 — (highest point on Lombok)
Pico Teide Spain 3,718 3,718 — (highest point on Tenerife)
Ojos del Salado Argentina/Chile 6,905 3,700 ?
Monte San Valentin Chile 4,058 3,696 ?
Gunnbjornsfjeld Greenland 3,694 3,694 — (highest point on Greenland)
Gunung Semeru Indonesia 3,676 3,676 — (highest point on Java)
Kongur Shan China 7,719 3,655 ?
Minya Konka China 7,556 3,642 ?
Mount Ararat Turkey 5,137 3,611 ?
Ritacuba Blanco Colombia 5,350 3,585 ?
Mount Blackburn USA 4,996 3,535 ?

Note; below the Top 50 the list is incomplete and is missing certain geographical areas.

Peak Location Height (m) Prominence (m) Parent
Mount Etna Italy 3,323 3,323 — (highest point on Sicily)
Mulhacén Spain 3,479 3,285 ?
Aneto Spain 3,404 2,812 ?
Monte Cinto France 2,706 2,706 — (highest point on Corsica)
Corno Grande Italy 2,912 2,476 ?
Musala Bulgaria 2,925 2,473 ?
Psilioritis Greece 2,456 2,456 — (highest point on Crete)
Gora Bazardyuzi Azerbaijan/Russia 4,466 2,454 ?
Grossglockner Austria 3,798 2,423 ?
Roque de los Muchachos Spain 2,423 2,423 — (highest point on La Palma)
Galdhopiggen Norway 2,469 2,372 ?

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