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- List of peaks by prominence
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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
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| Everest
| Nepal/China
| 8,850
| 8,850
| — (highest point in Eurasia/Africa)
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| Aconcagua
| Argentina
| 6,962
| 6,962
| — (highest point in the Americas)
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| Mount McKinley
| USA
| 6,194
| 6,138
| Mount Chimborazo
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| Kilimanjaro
| Tanzania
| 5,895
| 5,885
| ? (Tirich Mir is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Pico Cristóbal Colón
| Colombia
| 5,775
| 5,584
| Cayambe
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| Mount Logan
| Canada
| 5,959
| 5,250
| Mount McKinley
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| Pico de Orizaba
| Mexico
| 5,636
| 4,922
| Mount Logan
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| Vinson Massif
| Antarctica
| 4,892
| 4,892
| — (highest point on Antarctica)
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| Carstensz Pyramid
| Papua New Guinea
| 4,884
| 4,884
| — (highest point on New Guinea)
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| Elbrus
| Russia
| 5,642
| 4,741
| Damavand
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| Mont Blanc
| France
| 4,810
| 4,710
| Elbrus
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| Damavand
| Iran
| 5,604
| 4,661
| ? (Nowshak is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Klyuchevskaya Sopka
| Russia
| 4,750
| 4,649
| ?
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| Nanga Parbat
| Pakistan
| 8,125
| 4,608
| K2
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| Mauna Kea
| USA
| 4,205
| 4,205
| — (highest point on Hawaii)
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| Jengish Chokusu
| Kyrgyzstan/China
| 7,439
| 4,148
| ? (Kongkoerh is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Mount Chimborazo
| Ecuador
| 6,267
| 4,122
| ? (Huandoy is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Bogda Shan
| China
| 5,445
| 4,122
| ? (Yanamax is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Namcha Barwa
| China
| 7,782
| 4,106
| ? (Kanchenjunga is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Kinabalu
| Malaysia
| 4,101
| 4,101
| — (highest point on Borneo)
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| Mount Rainier
| USA
| 4,393
| 4,023
| Mount Massive
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| K2
| Pakistan/China
| 8,611
| 4,017
| Everest
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| Ras Dashen
| Ethiopia
| 4,533
| 3,980
| ? (Point Piggott is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Tajumulco
| Guatemala
| 4,220
| 3,980
| ? (Pico de Orizaba is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Mount Cameroon
| Cameroon
| 4,095
| 3,961
| ? (Mikeno is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Pico Bolívar
| Venezuela
| 4,981
| 3,957
| ? (Alto Ritacuba is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Yu Shan
| Taiwan
| 3,952
| 3,952
| — (highest point on Formosa)
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| Mount Stanley
| Congo/Uganda
| 5,109
| 3,951
| ? (Mount Kenya is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Mount Fairweather
| USA/Canada
| 4,671
| 3,949
| Iztaccíhuatl
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| Kanchenjunga
| India/Nepal
| 8,586
| 3,922
| Everest
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| Tirich Mir
| Pakistan
| 8,586
| 3,922
| ? (Rakaposhi is nearest higher neighbour)
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| Mount Kenya
| Kenya
| 5,199
| 3,825
| Kilimanjaro
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| Gunung Kerinci
| Indonesia
| 3,805
| 3,805
| — (highest point on Sumatra)
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| Mount Erebus
| Antarctica
| 3,794
| 3,794
| — (highest point on Ross Island)
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| Fuji San
| Japan
| 3,776
| 3,776
| — (highest point on Honshu)
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| Mount Cook
| New Zealand
| 3,755
| 3,755
| — (highest point on South Island)
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| Jebel Toubkal
| Morocco
| 4,165
| 3,755
| ?
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| Finisterre Range HP
| Papua New Guinea
| 4,175
| 3,734
| ?
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| Cerro Chirripo
| Costa Rica
| 3,820
| 3,727
| ?
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| Gunung Rinjani
| Indonesia
| 3,726
| 3,726
| — (highest point on Lombok)
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| Pico Teide
| Spain
| 3,718
| 3,718
| — (highest point on Tenerife)
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| Ojos del Salado
| Argentina/Chile
| 6,905
| 3,700
| ?
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| Monte San Valentin
| Chile
| 4,058
| 3,696
| ?
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| Gunnbjornsfjeld
| Greenland
| 3,694
| 3,694
| — (highest point on Greenland)
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| Gunung Semeru
| Indonesia
| 3,676
| 3,676
| — (highest point on Java)
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| Kongur Shan
| China
| 7,719
| 3,655
| ?
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| Minya Konka
| China
| 7,556
| 3,642
| ?
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| Mount Ararat
| Turkey
| 5,137
| 3,611
| ?
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| Ritacuba Blanco
| Colombia
| 5,350
| 3,585
| ?
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| Mount Blackburn
| USA
| 4,996
| 3,535
| ?
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Note; below the Top 50 the list is incomplete and is missing certain geographical areas.
| Peak
| Location
| Height (m)
| Prominence (m)
| Parent
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| Mount Etna
| Italy
| 3,323
| 3,323
| — (highest point on Sicily)
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| Mulhacén
| Spain
| 3,479
| 3,285
| ?
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| Aneto
| Spain
| 3,404
| 2,812
| ?
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| Monte Cinto
| France
| 2,706
| 2,706
| — (highest point on Corsica)
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| Corno Grande
| Italy
| 2,912
| 2,476
| ?
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| Musala
| Bulgaria
| 2,925
| 2,473
| ?
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| Psilioritis
| Greece
| 2,456
| 2,456
| — (highest point on Crete)
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| Gora Bazardyuzi
| Azerbaijan/Russia
| 4,466
| 2,454
| ?
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| Grossglockner
| Austria
| 3,798
| 2,423
| ?
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| Roque de los Muchachos
| Spain
| 2,423
| 2,423
| — (highest point on La Palma)
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| Galdhopiggen
| Norway
| 2,469
| 2,372
| ?
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