List of Highest Mountains in Africa
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Africa is the Continent with awesome landscapes and natural wonders and owns thousands of notable mountains. Most part of the Africa below equator, but there are several mountains higher than 4000 meters. Kilimanjaro is the Highest Mountains in Africa with height of 5895 meters and filled with new kind of plants. The highest mountains covered in ice on the summit like Kilimanjaro, the continent has great natural diversity. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda has lot of Huge Mountains, other countries in Africa also has mountain ranges that apotheosis place for Mountains.
| Rank | Mountain | Height (m) | Prominence (m) | Range | Country | First ascent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibo (Uhuru Pk) | 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 |
