List of mountain peaks by prominence
This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.
Terminology
The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col.For full definitions and explanations of topographic prominence, key col, and parent, see topographic prominence. In particular, the different definitions of the parent of a peak are addressed at length in that article. Height on the other hand simply means elevation of the summit above sea level.
Regarding parents, the prominence parent of peak A can be found by dividing the island or region in question into territories, by tracing the runoff from the key col of every peak that is more prominent than peak A. The parent is the peak whose territory peak A resides in.
The encirclement parent is found by tracing the contour below peak A's key col and picking the highest mountain in that region. This is easier to determine than the prominence parent; however, it tends to give non-intuitive results for peaks with very low cols such as Jabal Shams which is #110 in the list.
Note that either sort of parent of a typical very high-prominence peak such as Denali will lie far away from the peak itself, reflecting the independence of the peak.
Most sources define no parent for island and landmass highpoints; others treat Mount Everest as the parent of every such peak with the ocean as the "key col".
In the table below, where a single parent is listed, the different definitions agree; where two are given, the prominence parent is marked "1", and the encirclement parent "²".
Prominence table
The following table lists the Earth's 125 most topographically prominent summits. Of these, China has the most: 16. Close behind it are Indonesia, with 13, and the United States with 12. Pakistan has 7, and Nepal 5.| No. | Peak | Range | Location | Prominence | Height | Col | Parent |
| 1. | Mount Everest | Himalayas | 8,848 | 8,848 | 0 | - | |
| 2. | Aconcagua | Andes | 6,962 | 6,962 | 0 | - | |
| 3. | Denali | Alaska Range | 6,144 | 6,191 | 47 | Aconcagua | |
| 4. | Mount Kilimanjaro | Eastern Rift mountains | 5,885 | 5,895 | 10 | Everest | |
| 5. | Pico Cristóbal Colón | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | 5,509 | 5,700 | 191 | Aconcagua | |
| 6. | Mount Logan | Saint Elias Mountains | 5,250 | 5,959 | 709 | Denali | |
| 7. | Pico de Orizaba | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4,922 | 5,636 | 714 | Mount Logan | |
| 8. | Vinson Massif | Sentinel Range | 4,892 | 4,892 | 0 | - | |
| 9. | Puncak Jaya | Sudirman Range | 4,884 | 4,884 | 0 | - | |
| 10. | Mount Elbrus | Caucasus Mountains | 4,741 | 5,642 | 901 | Everest | |
| 11. | Mont Blanc | Alps | 4,695 | 4,808 | 113 | Everest | |
| 12. | Mount Damavand | Alborz | 4,667 | 5,610 | 943 | Mount Elbrus | |
| 13. | Klyuchevskaya Sopka | Kamchatka | 4,649 | 4,750 | 101 | Everest | |
| 14. | Nanga Parbat | Himalayas | 4,608 | 8,125 | 3,517 | Everest | |
| 15. | Mauna Kea | Hawaiian Islands | 4,205 | 4,205 | 0 | - | |
| 16. | Jengish Chokusu | Kakshaal Too | 4,148 | 7,439 | 3,291 | Everest | |
| 17. | Bogda Peak | Bogda Shan | 4,122 | 5,445 | 1,323 | Everest | |
| 18. | Chimborazo | Cordillera Occidental | 4,118 | 6,263 | 2,145 | Aconcagua | |
| 19. | Namcha Barwa | Himalayas | 4,106 | 7,782 | 3,676 | Everest | |
| 20. | Mount Kinabalu | Crocker Range | 4,095 | 4,095 | 0 | - | |
| 21. | Mount Rainier | Cascade Range | 4,023 | 4,393 | 370 | Denali Orizaba | |
| 22. | K2 | Karakoram | 4,017 | 8,611 | 4,594 | Everest | |
| 23. | Ras Dashen | Semien Mountains | 3,997 | 4,550 | 553 | Kilimanjaro | |
| 24. | Volcán Tajumulco | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 3,980 | 4,220 | 240 | Denali Orizaba | |
| 25. | Pico Bolívar | Sierra Nevada de Mérida | 3,957 | 4,981 | 1,024 | Aconcagua Chimborazo | |
| 26. | Mount Fairweather | Saint Elias Mountains | 3,955 | 4,671 | 722 | Mount Logan | |
| 27. | Yushan | Yushan Range | 3,952 | 3,952 | 0 | - | |
| 28. | Mount Stanley | Rwenzori Mountains | 3,951 | 5,109 | 1,158 | Kilimanjaro | |
| 29. | Kanchenjunga | Himalayas | 3,922 | 8,586 | 4,664 | Everest | |
| 30. | Tirich Mir | Hindu Kush | 3,908 | 7,708 | 3,800 | Everest K2 | |
| 31. | Mount Cameroon | Cameroon line | 3,901 | 4,040 | 139 | Kilimanjaro Stanley | |
| 32. | Mount Kenya | Eastern Rift mountains | 3,825 | 5,199 | 1,374 | Kilimanjaro | |
| 33. | Mount Kerinci | Barisan Mountains | 3,805 | 3,805 | 0 | - | |
| 34. | Mount Erebus | Ross Island | Antarctica | 3,794 | 3,794 | 0 | - |
| 35. | Mount Fuji | Honshu | 3,776 | 3,776 | 0 | - | |
| 36. | Toubkal | Atlas Mountains | 3,757 | 4,167 | 410 | Kilimanjaro Stanley | |
| 37. | Cerro Chirripó | Cordillera de Talamanca | 3,727 | 3,820 | 93 | Aconcagua Chimborazo | |
| 38. | Mount Rinjani | Lesser Sunda Islands | 3,726 | 3,726 | 0 | - | |
| 39. | Aoraki/Mount Cook | Southern Alps | 3,724 | 3,724 | 0 | - | |
| 40. | Teide | Tenerife | 3,718 | 3,718 | 0 | - | |
| 41. | Mount Boising | Finisterre Range | 3,709 | 4,150 | 441 | Puncak Jaya | |
| 42. | Monte San Valentin | Andes | 3,696 | 4,058 | 362 | Aconcagua | |
| 43. | Gunnbjørn Fjeld | Watkins Range | 3,694 | 3,694 | 0 | - | |
| 44. | Ojos del Salado | Andes | 3,688 | 6,893 | 3,205 | Aconcagua | |
| 45. | Semeru | Java | 3,676 | 3,676 | 0 | - | |
| 46. | Ritacuba Blanco | Cordillera Oriental | 3,645 | 5,410 | 1,765 | Aconcagua Chimborazo | |
| 47. | Mount Gongga | Daxue Mountains | 3,642 | 7,556 | 3,914 | Everest K2 | |
| 48. | Mount Ararat | Armenian Highlands | 3,611 | 5,137 | 1,526 | Damavand | |
| 49. | Kongur Tagh | Kongur Shan | 3,585 | 7,649 | 4,064 | Everest K2 | |
| 50. | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 3,535 | 4,996 | 1,461 | Mount Logan | |
| 51. | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 3,501 | 4,216 | 715 | Denali | |
| 52. | Mount Latimojong | Sulawesi | 3,478 | 3,478 | 0 | - | |
| 53. | Mount Saint Elias | Saint Elias Mountains | 3,448 | 5,489 | 2,041 | Mount Logan | |
| 54. | Ismoil Somoni Peak | Pamir Mountains | 3,402 | 7,495 | 4,093 | Everest K2 | |
| 55. | Dhaulagiri | Himalayas | 3,357 | 8,167 | 4,810 | K2 | |
| 56. | Mercedario | Cordillera de la Ramada | 3,353 | 6,720 | 3,367 | Aconcagua | |
| 57. | Lautaro | Andes | 3,345 | 3,623 | 278 | Aconcagua | |
| 58. | Belukha Mountain | Altai Mountains | 3,343 | 4,506 | 1,163 | Everest K2 | |
| 59. | Mount Etna | Sicily | 3,329 | 3,329 | 0 | - | |
| 60. | Monte San Lorenzo | Andes | 3,319 | 3,706 | 387 | Aconcagua | |
| 61. | Mount Karisimbi | Virunga Mountains | 3,312 | 4,507 | 1,195 | Mount Stanley | |
| 62. | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | Sarawat Mountains | 3,311 | 3,666 | 355 | Ararat Everest | |
| 63. | Mount Waddington | Coast Mountains | 3,289 | 4,019 | 730 | Mount Fairweather | |
| 64. | Mulhacén | Sierra Nevada | 3,285 | 3,479 | 194 | Mont Blanc | |
| 65. | Mount Slamet | Java | 3,284 | 3,428 | 144 | Semeru | |
| 66. | Sabalan | Alborz | 3,283 | 4,811 | 1,528 | Mount Ararat | |
| 67. | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 3,269 | 3,991 | 747 | Mount Hayes | |
| 68. | Sauyr Zhotasy | Saur Mountains | 3,252 | 3,840 | 588 | Belukha Everest | |
| 69. | Cerro del Bolsón | Andes | 3,252 | 5,552 | 2,300 | Aconcagua Salado | |
| 70. | Tomort | Tian Shan | 3,243 | 4,886 | 1,643 | Bogda Feng | |
| 71. | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain | Yun Range | 3,202 | 5,596 | 2,394 | Everest K2 | |
| 72. | Mount Meru | Eastern Rift mountains | 3,170 | 4,565 | 1,395 | Mount Kenya | |
| 73. | Shiveluch | Kamchatka | 3,168 | 3,307 | 139 | Klyuchevskaya | |
| 74. | Nanda Devi | Himalayas | 3,139 | 7,816 | 4,677 | Dhaulagiri K2 | |
| 75. | Ichinsky | Sredinny Range | 3,125 | 3,607 | 482 | Klyuchevskaya | |
| 76. | Mount Lawu | Java | 3,118 | 3,265 | 147 | Semeru | |
| 77. | Batura Sar | Karakoram | 3,118 | 7,795 | 4,677 | K2 | |
| 78. | Mount Siple | Siple Island | 3,110 | 3,110 | 0 | - | |
| 79. | Pico Duarte | Cordillera Central | 3,098 | 3,098 | 0 | - | |
| 80. | Manaslu | Himalayas | 3,092 | 8,163 | 5,071 | Everest | |
| 81. | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 3,073 | 4,418 | 1,345 | Orizaba | |
| 82. | Piton des Neiges | Réunion | 3,069 | 3,069 | 0 | - | |
| 83. | Raung | Java | 3,069 | 3,332 | 263 | Semeru | |
| 84. | Xuelian Feng | Tian Shan | 3,068 | 6,627 | 3,559 | Jengish Chokusu | |
| 85. | Haleakalā | Hawaiian Islands | 3,055 | 3,055 | 0 | - | |
| 86. | Mount Lucania | Saint Elias Mountains | 3,046 | 5,226 | 2,180 | Mount Logan | |
| 87. | Mount Agung | Bali | 3,031 | 3,031 | 0 | - | |
| 88. | Mount Binaiya | Seram | 3,027 | 3,027 | 0 | - | |
| 89. | Popocatepetl | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 3,020 | 5,400 | 2,380 | Orizaba | |
| 90. | Pico Basilé | Bioko | 3,011 | 3,011 | 0 | - | |
| 91. | Koryaksky | Sredinny Range | 2,999 | 3,456 | 457 | Klyuchevskaya | |
| 92. | Gangkhar Puensum | Himalayas | 2,995 | 7,570 | 4,575 | Kangchenjunga | |
| 93. | Mount Stephenson | Douglas Range | 2,987 | 2,987 | 0 | - | |
| 94. | Annapurna | Himalayas | 2,984 | 8,091 | 5,107 | Everest | |
| 95. | Pik Talgar | Trans-Ili Alatau | 2,982 | 4,979 | 1,997 | Everest Jengish Chokusu | |
| 96. | Mount Shasta | Cascade Range | 2,977 | 4,317 | 1,340 | Orizaba Whitney | |
| 97. | Mount Wilhelm | Bismarck Range | 2,969 | 4,509 | 1,540 | Puncak Jaya | |
| 98. | Pico do Ramelau | Timor | 2,963 | 2,963 | 0 | - | |
| 99. | Mount Apo | Apo–Talomo | 2,954 | 2,954 | 0 | - | |
| 100. | Gyala Peri | Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains | 2,942 | 7,294 | 4,352 | Dhaulagiri K2 | |
| 101. | Mount Leuser | Sumatra | 2,941 | 3,466 | 525 | Mount Kerinci | |
| 102. | Mount Paget | Allardyce Range | 2,934 | 2,934 | 0 | - | |
| 103. | Chakragil | Kunlun Mountains | 2,934 | 6,760 | 3,826 | Everest Gongga | |
| 104. | Emi Koussi | Tibesti Mountains | 2,934 | 3,445 | 511 | Karisimbi Kilimanjaro | |
| 105. | Monarch Mountain | Coast Mountains | 2,930 | 3,555 | 625 | Denali Waddington | |
| 106. | Mount Suckling | Owen Stanley Range | 2,925 | 3,676 | 751 | Puncak Jaya | |
| 107. | Mount Pulag | Cordillera Central | 2,922 | 2,922 | 0 | - | |
| 108. | El Mela | Andes | 2,907 | 4,150 | 1,243 | Aconcagua Salado | |
| 109. | Taftan | Baluchestan Mountains | 2,901 | 3,941 | 1,040 | Sabalan | |
| 110. | Jabal Shams | Al Hajar Mountains | 2,899 | 3,019 | 120 | Everest Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | |
| 111. | Shishapangma | Himalayas | 2,897 | 8,027 | 5,130 | Annapurna | |
| 112. | Pico da Neblina | Cerro de la Neblina | 2,886 | 2,994 | 108 | Aconcagua Ritacuba Blanco | |
| 113. | Saramati | Patkai | 2,885 | 3,826 | 941 | Dhaulagiri Everest | |
| 114. | Maromokotro | Madagascar | 2,876 | 2,876 | 0 | - | |
| 115. | Mount Shishaldin | Aleutian Range | 2,869 | 2,869 | 0 | - | |
| 116. | Moncong Lompotabang | Sulawesi | 2,857 | 2,874 | 17 | Latimojong | |
| 117. | Buni Zom | Hindu Raj | 2,845 | 6,542 | 3,697 | Everest K2 | |
| 118. | Kuh-e Bandaka | Hindu Kush | 2,834 | 6,812 | 3,978 | Tirich Mir | |
| 119. | Mount Robson | Rainbow Range | 2,829 | 3,959 | 1,130 | Orizaba Whitney | |
| 120. | Mount Fogo | Fogo | 2,829 | 2,829 | 0 | - | |
| 121. | Kamet | Himalayas | 2,825 | 7,756 | 4,931 | Nanda Devi | |
| 122. | Rakaposhi | Karakoram | 2,818 | 7,788 | 4,970 | K2 | |
| 123. | Aneto | Pyrenees | 2,812 | 3,404 | 592 | Mulhacén | |
| 124. | Arjuno-Welirang | Java | 2,812 | 3,339 | 527 | Semeru | |
| 125. | Jiuding Shan | Daxue Mountains | 2,808 | 4,969 | 2161 | Everest K2 |
Additional peaks
The list of peaks that follow is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. Note that island high points can be found at the List of islands by highest point; hence most are not included below. Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence.All peaks with a prominence of more than 1,500 metres rank as an Ultra. For a complete listing of all 1,524 peaks with prominence greater than this level, see the lists of Ultras.
| Peak | Location | Height | Prominence | Col | Parent/ Notable for |
| Mount Ruapehu | 2,797 | 2,797 | 0 | none/ HP North Island, New Zealand | |
| Mount Cereme | 3,078 | 2,792 | 286 | Semeru | |
| Huascarán | 6,746 | 2,776 | 3,970 | Ojos del Salado | |
| Mount Arfak | 2,955 | 2,775 | 179 | ||
| Mount Elbert | 4,401 | 2,772 | 1,629 | Mount Whitney | |
| San Gorgonio Mountain | 3,506 | 2,528 | 978 | Olancha | |
| Anamudi | 2,695 | 2,479 | 216 | Western Ghats | |
| Musala | 2,925 | 2,473 | 432 | Großglockner¹ / Mont Blanc²/ HP Southeast Europe, Balkan Peninsula and Bulgaria | |
| Mount Bazardüzü | 4,466 | 2,454 | 2012 | ||
| Qurnat as Sawda | 3,093 | 2,393 | 700 | ||
| Galdhøpiggen | 2,469 | 2,372 | 97 | Sauyr Zhotasy¹ / Everest²/ HP Scandinavia | |
| Gerlachovský štít | 2,655 | 2,355 | 300 | Mont Blanc/ HP Hight Tatras and Slovakia | |
| Mount Olympos | 2,917 | 2,353 | 564 | Großglockner¹ / Mont Blanc²/ HP Greece | |
| Mount Taranaki | 2,518 | 2,308 | 210 | Mount Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand | |
| Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 | 2,228 | 0 | none/ HP mainland Australia | |
| Monte Rosa | 4,634 | 2,165 | 2,469 | Mont Blanc/ HP Switzerland | |
| Hvannadalshnúkur | 2,110 | 2,110 | 0 | none/ HP Iceland | |
| Triglav | 2,864 | 2,052 | 812 | Marmolada / Central element of the Slovene coat of arms | |
| Barre des Écrins | 4,102 | 2,045 | 2057 | Mont Blanc | |
| Hermon | | 2,814 | 1,804 | 1010 | Qurnat as Sawda'/ HP Lebanon |
| Vihren | 2,914 | 1,784 | 1,131 | Musala/ HP Pirin Mountain | |
| Zugspitze | Austria Germany | 2,962 | 1,746 | 1,216 | Piz Bernina1 / Mont Blanc²/ HP Germany |
| Radomir/Kalabak/Kerkini | / | 2,031 | 1,595 | 436 | HP Belasitsa Mountain |
| Botev Peak | 2,376 | 1,567 | 809 | Musala/ HP Balkan Mountains | |
| Roman-Kosh | 1,545 | 1,541 | 4 | HP Crimean Mountains | |
| Midžor | / | 2,169 | 1,479 | 690 | Musala/ HP Serbia and Western Balkan Mountains |
| Morne Diablotins | 1,447 | 1,447 | 0 | none/ HP Dominica | |
| Ruen | / | 2,251 | 1,416 | 835 | Cherni Vrah/ Musala/ HP Osogovo Mountain |
| Ben Nevis | 1,344 | 1,344 | 0 | none/ HP Great Britain | |
| Kailash | 6,638 | 1,319 | 5,319 | Lunpo Gangri / Sacred in four religions: Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism | |
| Cherni Vrah | 2,290 | 1,259 | 1031 | Musala/ HP in Sofia City Province, right next to the capital of Bulgaria | |
| Machhapuchhare | 6,993 | 1,233 | 5,760 | Annapurna I | |
| Carrauntoohil | 1,038 | 1,038 | 0 | none/ HP Ireland | |
| Snowdon | 1,085 | 1,038 | 47 | Ben Nevis | |
| Matterhorn/Monte Cervino | 4,478 | 1,031 | 3,447 | Weisshorn / Its first ascent popularised mountain climbing culture | |
| Eiger | 3,967 | 362 | 3,605 | Mönch / Famed for its dangerous North face climb | |
| Pidurutalagala | 2,524 | 2,524 | 0 |