20 Highest Mountains in Africa

Geography
March 23, 2022
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Africa has breathtaking landscapes and natural treasures, as well as hundreds of prominent mountains. The majority of Africa lies south of the equator, but there are numerous mountains that rise above 4000 metres. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak, rising 5895 metres above sea level and brimming with new plant life. The continent has significant natural diversity, with the tallest mountains, such as Kilimanjaro, covered in ice on the peak. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda have several large mountains, while other African countries have mountain ranges that are the apotheosis of mountain ranges.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Image by Greg Montani from Pixabay

Rank	Mountain	Height (m)	Prominence (m)	Range	Country	First ascent
1	Mount Kilimanjaro	5895	5885	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	1889
2	Mount Kenya (Batian)	5199	3825	Mount Kenya	Kenya	1899
3	Mawenzi (Hans Meyer Pk)	5148	850	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	1912
4	Ngaliema / Mt Stanley ((Margherita Pk))	5109	3951	Rwenzori	DR Congo	1906
5	Duwoni / Mt Speke (Vittorio Emanuele Pk)	4890	720	Rwenzori	Uganda	1906
6	Kiyanja / Mt Baker (Edward Pk)	4844	507	Rwenzori	Uganda	1906
7	Mount Emin (Umberto Pk)	4798	495	Rwenzori	DR Congo	1906
8	Mount Gessi (Iolanda Pk)	4715	565	Rwenzori	Uganda	1906
9	Mount Meru (Socialist Pk)	4566	3170	Mount Meru	Tanzania	1904
10	Ras Dashen	4550	3997	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia	1841
11	Karisimbi	4507	3312	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo, Rwanda	1904
12	Kidis Yared	4453	730	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia
13	Mikeno	4437	1190	Virunga Mountains	DR Congo	1927
14	Bwahit	4437	810	Semien Mountains	Ethiopia
15	Portal Peaks (Kihuma)	4391	565	Rwenzori	Uganda	1945
16	Tullu Demtu[8]	4377	2527	Bale Mountains	Ethiopia
17	Mount Elgon (Wagagai)	4321	2458	Mount Elgon	Uganda	1911
18	Amba Farit	4270	2061	Kollo Massif	Ethiopia
19	Abune Yosef / Guliba Amba	4260	1909	Lasta Massif	Ethiopia
20	Bada	4195	1605	Arsi Mountains	Ethiopia