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    The Highest Point in Every Country

    Every sovereign country has one highest point — from the 8,849 m summit of Everest down to hills you can drive to. This is the full ranked list, with a page for each peak covering the normal route, difficulty and season.

    196 peaks · 40 climbed by Martin

    The Highest Point in Every Country
    #CountryHighest pointElevation
    1NepalMount Everest8,849 m
    2ChinaMount Everest8,849 m
    3PakistanK28,611 m
    4IndiaKangchenjunga8,586 m
    5BhutanGangkhar Puensum7,570 m
    6TajikistanIsmoil Somoni Peak7,495 m
    7AfghanistanNoshaq7,492 m
    8KyrgyzstanJengish Chokusu7,439 m
    9KazakhstanKhan Tengri7,010 m
    10ArgentinaAconcagua6,961 m
    11ChileOjos del Salado6,893 m
    12PeruHuascarán6,768 m
    13BoliviaNevado Sajama6,542 m
    14EcuadorChimborazo6,263 m
    15USADenali6,190 m
    16CanadaMount Logan5,959 m
    17TanzaniaMount Kilimanjaro5,895 m
    18MyanmarHkakabo Razi5,881 m
    19ColombiaPico Simón Bolívar5,720 m
    20RussiaElbrus5,642 m
    21MexicoPico de Orizaba5,636 m
    22IranDamavand5,610 m
    23KenyaBatian (Mount Kenya)5,199 m
    24GeorgiaShkhara5,193 m
    25TurkeyMount Ararat5,137 m
    26UgandaMargherita Peak5,109 m
    27DR CongoMargherita Peak5,109 m
    28VenezuelaPico Bolívar4,978 m
    29AntarcticaVinson Massif4,892 m
    30IndonesiaPuncak Jaya4,884 m
    31FranceMont Blanc4,807 m
    32ItalyMont Blanc4,807 m
    33UzbekistanAlpomish4,668 m
    34SwitzerlandMonte Rosa (Dufourspitze)4,634 m
    35EthiopiaRas Dashen4,550 m
    36Papua New GuineaMount Wilhelm4,509 m
    37RwandaKarisimbi4,507 m
    38AzerbaijanBazardüzü4,466 m
    39MongoliaKhüiten Peak4,374 m
    40GuatemalaVolcán Tajumulco4,220 m
    41MoroccoJebel Toubkal4,167 m
    42MalaysiaKinabalu4,095 m
    43ArmeniaAragats4,090 m
    44CameroonMount Cameroon4,040 m
    45TaiwanYushan3,952 m
    46Costa RicaCerro Chirripó3,821 m
    47AustriaGroßglockner3,797 m
    48JapanFuji-san3,776 m
    49New ZealandAoraki / Mount Cook3,724 m
    50SpainPico del Teide3,715 m
    51DenmarkmainlandGunnbjørn Fjeld3,694 m
    52YemenJabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb3,666 m
    53IraqCheekha Dar3,611 m
    54LesothoThabana Ntlenyana3,482 m
    55PanamaVolcán Barú3,475 m
    56South AfricaMafadi3,450 m
    57ChadEmi Koussi3,445 m
    58South SudanKinyeti3,187 m
    59VietnamFan Si Pan3,147 m
    60TurkmenistanAýrybaba3,139 m
    61Dominican RepublicPico Duarte3,098 m
    62LebanonQurnat as Sawda'3,088 m
    63SudanDeriba Caldera3,042 m
    64EritreaEmba Soira3,018 m
    65Equatorial GuineaPico Basilé3,011 m
    66OmanJabal Akhdar (Jebel Shams)3,004 m
    67AlgeriaMount Tahat3,003 m
    68Saudi ArabiaJabal Ferwa3,002 m
    69MalawiSapitwa3,002 m
    70BrazilPico da Neblina2,994 m
    71East TimorFoho Ramelau2,963 m
    72GermanyZugspitze2,962 m
    73PhilippinesMount Apo2,954 m
    74AndorraPic de Coma Pedrosa2,943 m
    75BulgariaMusala2,925 m
    76GreeceMount Olympus (Mytikas)2,918 m
    77MadagascarMaromokotro2,876 m
    78HondurasCerro Las Minas2,870 m
    79SloveniaTriglav2,864 m
    80Cape VerdePico do Fogo2,829 m
    81LaosPhou Bia2,817 m
    82SyriaMount Hermon2,814 m
    83GuyanaMount Roraima2,772 m
    84AlbaniaKorab2,764 m
    85North MacedoniaKorab2,764 m
    86North KoreaPaektu-san2,744 m
    87El SalvadorCerro El Pital2,730 m
    88HaitiPic la Selle2,680 m
    89BurundiMount Heha2,670 m
    90SerbiaRudoka e Madhe (Velika Rudoka)2,660 m
    91SlovakiaGerlachovský štít2,654 m
    92EgyptMount Catherine2,629 m
    93AngolaMorro de Môco2,620 m
    94LiechtensteinGrauspitz2,599 m
    95ZimbabweMount Nyangani2,592 m
    96NamibiaBrandberg (Königstein)2,573 m
    97ThailandDoi Inthanon2,565 m
    98RomaniaMoldoveanu2,544 m
    99MontenegroZla Kolata2,534 m
    100Sri LankaPidurutalagala2,524 m
    101PolandRysy2,499 m
    102NorwayGaldhøpiggen2,469 m
    103SomaliaShimbiris2,460 m
    104MozambiqueMonte Binga2,436 m
    105NigeriaChappal Waddi2,419 m
    106Bosnia and HerzegovinaMaglić2,386 m
    107ComorosKarthala2,361 m
    108PortugalMontanha do Pico2,351 m
    109ZambiaMafinga Central2,339 m
    110Solomon IslandsMount Popomanaseu2,335 m
    111LibyaBikku Bitti2,267 m
    112JamaicaBlue Mountain Peak2,256 m
    113AustraliaMount Kosciuszko2,228 m
    114IcelandHvannadalshnjúkur2,110 m
    115NicaraguaMogotón2,107 m
    116SwedenKebnekaise (Nordtoppen)2,097 m
    117UkraineHoverla2,061 m
    118DjiboutiMoussa Ali2,028 m
    119São Tomé and PríncipePico de São Tomé2,024 m
    120NigerMont Idoukal-n-Taghès2,022 m
    121CubaPico Turquino1,974 m
    122CyprusMount Olympus1,952 m
    123South KoreaHalla-san1,950 m
    124Sierra LeoneLoma Mansa1,947 m
    125UAEJabal Jais1,934 m
    126VanuatuTabwemasana1,879 m
    127EswatiniEmlembe1,862 m
    128SamoaMount Silisili1,858 m
    129JordanJabal Umm ad Dami1,854 m
    130BruneiBukit Pagon1,850 m
    131CroatiaDinara1,831 m
    132CambodiaPhnom Aoral1,813 m
    133Côte d'IvoireMount Nimba1,752 m
    134GuineaMount Nimba1,752 m
    135Czech RepublicSněžka1,603 m
    136GabonMont Iboundji1,575 m
    137TunisiaJebel ech Chambi1,544 m
    138BotswanaOtse Hill1,491 m
    139DominicaMorne Diablatins1,447 m
    140LiberiaMount Wuteve1,440 m
    141Central African RepublicMont Ngaoui1,410 m
    142United KingdomBen Nevis1,345 m
    143FinlandHalti1,324 m
    144FijiTomanivi1,324 m
    145Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLa Soufrière1,234 m
    146BangladeshKeokradong1,230 m
    147SurinameJuliana Top1,230 m
    148IsraelMount Meron1,204 m
    149Saint Kitts and NevisMount Liamuiga1,156 m
    150MaliHombori Tondo1,155 m
    151BelizeDoyle's Delight1,124 m
    152IrelandCarrauntoohil1,039 m
    153TongaUnnamed on Kao Island1,033 m
    154Republic of the CongoMont Nabemba1,020 m
    155HungaryKékes1,014 m
    156TogoMont Atilakoutse991 m
    157Saint LuciaMount Gimie950 m
    158Trinidad and TobagoEl Cerro del Aripo940 m
    159MauritaniaKediet ej Jill915 m
    160SeychellesMorne Seychellois905 m
    161NetherlandsmainlandMount Scenery887 m
    162GhanaMount Afadjato885 m
    163ParaguayCerro Peró842 m
    164GrenadaMount Saint Catherine840 m
    165MauritiusPiton de la Petite Rivière Noire828 m
    166MicronesiaNanlaud782 m
    167Burkina FasoTénakourou749 m
    168San MarinoMonte Titano739 m
    169BelgiumSignal de Botrange694 m
    170BeninMont Sokbaro658 m
    171SenegalUnnamed peak near Nepen Diakha648 m
    172LuxembourgKneiff560 m
    173UruguayCerro Catedral514 m
    174MoldovaBălăneşti430 m
    175Antigua and BarbudaBoggy Peak402 m
    176BelarusHara Dzyarzhynskaya345 m
    177BarbadosMount Hillaby336 m
    178EstoniaSuur Munamägi318 m
    179LatviaGaizinkalns312 m
    180KuwaitMutla Ridge306 m
    181LithuaniaAukstojas294 m
    182Guinea-BissauDongol Ronde266 m
    183MaltaTa' Dmejrek253 m
    184PalauMount Ngerchelchuus242 m
    185SingaporeBukit Timah164 m
    186MonacoChemin des Révoires162 m
    187BahrainJabal ad Dukhan134 m
    188QatarTuwayyir al Hamir103 m
    189KiribatiUnnamed on Banaba81 m
    190Vatican CityVatican Hill75 m
    191NauruCommand Ridge71 m
    192BahamasMount Alvernia64 m
    193GambiaSare Firasu Hill51 m
    194Marshall IslandsUnnamed on Likiep10 m
    195MaldivesUnnamed (Addu Atoll)5 m
    196TuvaluUnnamed on Niulakita5 m

    Elevations follow Peakbagger and national survey data. Where a country's true highpoint sits in an overseas territory, both the territorial and mainland summits are tracked separately.

    Quick stats

    Peaks on this list

    196

    40 climbed by Martin

    Highest

    8,849 m

    Mount Everest, Nepal

    Lowest

    5 m

    Unnamed on Niulakita, Tuvalu

    Median elevation

    2,534 m

    541,153 m stacked total

    Continents covered

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

    Main ranges

    Caribbean volcanic arc (3) · Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas (2) · Eastern Himalayas (2) · Western Cordillera, Andes (volcanic) (2) · Greater Caucasus (2)

    Difficulty spread

    Very Easy30 peaks15%

    e.g. Ténakourou (Burkina Faso), Monte Titano (San Marino), Signal de Botrange (Belgium)

    Easy53 peaks27%

    e.g. Kinabalu (Malaysia), Aragats (Armenia), Fuji-san (Japan)

    Moderate60 peaks31%

    e.g. Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Elbrus (Russia), Damavand (Iran)

    Hard43 peaks22%

    e.g. Noshaq (Afghanistan), Aconcagua (Argentina), Ojos del Salado (Chile)

    Expert10 peaks5%

    e.g. Mount Everest (Nepal), Mount Everest (China), K2 (Pakistan)

    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.

    TénakourouMonte TitanoSignal de BotrangeMont Sokbaro
    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.

    KinabaluAragatsFuji-sanPico del Teide
    Moderate

    Scrambles and glacier walks

    Sustained scrambling, via ferrata sections or straightforward glacier travel. Route-finding matters and afternoon weather forces early starts.

    Gear: Helmet, harness, crampons and axe where glaciated; rope for the exposed steps.

    Mount KilimanjaroElbrusDamavandMount Ararat
    Hard

    Alpine routes

    Multi-day expeditions, high altitude, real glacier hazard or committing rock and ice. Acclimatisation is part of the plan.

    Gear: Full alpine kit, crevasse rescue, tent or hut chain, and a partner you trust.

    NoshaqAconcaguaOjos del SaladoHuascarán
    Expert

    Expedition objectives

    Remote, permitted, politically restricted or extreme-altitude peaks. Months of planning, fixed logistics and often a narrow legal window.

    Gear: Expedition setup, permits, local operator support, medical and comms plan.

    Mount EverestMount EverestK2Kangchenjunga

    Best season

    tropical peaks

    106 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

    80 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

    9 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.

    polar peaks

    1 on this list

    November – January

    Antarctic season only. Flights operate in the austral summer window and everything is logistics-driven.

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    Mont Blanc · FranceMont Blanc · ItalyJebel Toubkal · MoroccoKinabalu · MalaysiaGroßglockner · AustriaFuji-san · JapanPico del Teide · SpainFan Si Pan · VietnamFoho Ramelau · East TimorZugspitze · GermanyMusala · BulgariaTriglav · SloveniaPico do Fogo · Cape VerdeGerlachovský štít · SlovakiaGrauspitz · LiechtensteinDoi Inthanon · ThailandMoldoveanu · RomaniaRysy · PolandGaldhøpiggen · NorwayMontanha do Pico · PortugalHoverla · UkraineMount Olympus · CyprusHalla-san · South KoreaJabal Umm ad Dami · JordanDinara · CroatiaPhnom Aoral · CambodiaSněžka · Czech RepublicBen Nevis · United KingdomHalti · FinlandCarrauntoohil · IrelandKékes · HungaryMonte Titano · San MarinoSignal de Botrange · BelgiumKneiff · LuxembourgSuur Munamägi · EstoniaGaizinkalns · LatviaAukstojas · LithuaniaTa' Dmejrek · MaltaBukit Timah · SingaporeChemin des Révoires · Monaco

    Frequently asked questions

    How many country highpoints are there?

    195 — the 193 UN member states plus Taiwan and Antarctica. A handful of peaks are shared by two countries, such as Mont Blanc for France and Italy.

    What is the highest country highpoint?

    Mount Everest at 8,849 m, the highest point of both Nepal and China.

    What is the lowest country highpoint?

    The Maldives, where the highest natural point is roughly 2.4 m above sea level — lower than most buildings.

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