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    The Easiest Country Highpoints

    Not every country highpoint is a mountaineering objective. Dozens are simple walks, and some are a few steps from a car park. These are the best first ticks if you want to start highpointing without technical gear.

    40 peaks · 10 climbed by Martin

    The Easiest Country Highpoints
    #CountryHighest pointElevation
    1MaldivesUnnamed (Addu Atoll)5 m
    2TuvaluUnnamed on Niulakita5 m
    3Marshall IslandsUnnamed on Likiep10 m
    4GambiaUnnamed point53 m
    5BahamasMount Alvernia64 m
    6NauruCommand Ridge71 m
    7Vatican CityVatican Hill75 m
    8KiribatiUnnamed on Banaba81 m
    9QatarTuwayyir al Hamir103 m
    10BahrainJabal ad Dukhan134 m
    11MonacoChemin des Révoires162 m
    12SingaporeBukit Timah164 m
    13PalauMount Ngerchelchuus242 m
    14MaltaTa' Dmejrek253 m
    15LithuaniaAukstojas294 m
    16Guinea-BissauUnnamed point300 m
    17KuwaitMutla Ridge306 m
    18LatviaGaizinkalns312 m
    19EstoniaSuur Munamägi318 m
    20BarbadosMount Hillaby336 m
    21BelarusHara Dzyarzhynskaya345 m
    22Antigua and BarbudaBoggy Peak402 m
    23MoldovaBălăneşti430 m
    24UruguayCerro Catedral514 m
    25LuxembourgKneiff560 m
    26SenegalUnnamed peak near Nepen Diakha648 m
    27BeninMont Sokbaro658 m
    28BelgiumSignal de Botrange694 m
    29San MarinoMonte Titano739 m
    30Burkina FasoTénakourou749 m
    31MicronesiaNanlaud782 m
    32MauritiusPiton de la Petite Rivière Noire828 m
    33GrenadaMount Saint Catherine840 m
    34ParaguayCerro Peró842 m
    35GhanaMount Afadjato885 m
    36NetherlandsMount Scenery887 m
    37SeychellesMorne Seychellois905 m
    38MauritaniaKediet ej Jill915 m
    39Trinidad and TobagoEl Cerro del Aripo940 m
    40Saint LuciaMount Gimie950 m

    Easy does not mean trivial: check access rights, private land and local conditions before you go. Every peak below links to its own page with route notes.

    Quick stats

    Peaks on this list

    40

    9 climbed by Martin

    Highest

    950 m

    Mount Gimie, Saint Lucia

    Lowest

    5 m

    Unnamed on Niulakita, Tuvalu

    Median elevation

    336 m

    17,801 m stacked total

    Continents covered

    Africa · Asia · Europe · North America · Oceania · South America

    Main ranges

    Coral atoll (2) · Coral atoll (no mountains) (1) · River Gambia basin (1) · Cat Island (coral limestone) (1) · Phosphate plateau (1)

    Difficulty spread

    Very Easy30 peaks75%

    e.g. Unnamed (Addu Atoll) (Maldives), Unnamed on Niulakita (Tuvalu), Unnamed on Likiep (Marshall Islands)

    Easy10 peaks25%

    e.g. Nanlaud (Micronesia), Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (Mauritius), Mount Saint Catherine (Grenada)

    Route options

    Very Easy

    Walk-ups and drive-ups

    Marked trail, road or short forest walk. Under two hours for most people, no navigation problems.

    Gear: Trainers or light boots, water, a phone map. Nothing technical.

    Unnamed (Addu Atoll)Unnamed on NiulakitaUnnamed on LikiepUnnamed point
    Easy

    Hiking routes

    Long day hikes on paths or easy scree, occasional hands-on scrambling steps but no exposure that needs a rope.

    Gear: Boots, poles, layers, headtorch for an early start.

    NanlaudPiton de la Petite Rivière NoireMount Saint CatherineCerro Peró

    Best season

    tropical peaks

    24 on this list

    Year-round, driest in the local dry season

    Near the equator temperature barely shifts; rainfall decides. Aim for the dry months and start before dawn to beat afternoon convection.

    northern peaks

    15 on this list

    June – September

    Northern-hemisphere summer: stable high pressure, melted-out approaches and long daylight. Shoulder weeks in May and October mean snow on the upper slopes.

    southern peaks

    1 on this list

    December – March

    Southern-hemisphere summer. Expect the reverse calendar from Europe — the Andes and Oceania peaks come into condition when the Alps close out.

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    Journal entries from this list

    Chemin des Révoires · MonacoBukit Timah · SingaporeTa' Dmejrek · MaltaAukstojas · LithuaniaGaizinkalns · LatviaSuur Munamägi · EstoniaKneiff · LuxembourgSignal de Botrange · BelgiumMonte Titano · San Marino

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the easiest country highpoint in the world?

    Several are effectively drive-ups. In Europe, Signal de Botrange in Belgium and Kneiff in Luxembourg both take minutes from the road.

    Can you climb a country highpoint without experience?

    Yes. Dozens of highpoints are marked walking trails with no technical ground. Start with the easy European and Caribbean summits before moving to glaciated peaks.

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