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Mountains & Peaks in Africa Ranked by Prominence

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Prominence. Only items Wikidata places in Africa (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Ras Dashen ranks #1 with 3,997 m. Mount Cameroon is second with 3,901 m, 2.5% behind. The top five are Ras Dashen, Mount Cameroon, Mount Kenya, Batian and Jbel Toubkal. The median across all 50 is 1,942 m; Ol Doinyo Lengai is last at 1,360 m.

#1
Ras Dashen · 3,997 m
Median
1,942 m
Coverage
50 mountains in Africa
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: ProminenceBar chart of the top 10: 1. Ras Dashen 3,997; 2. Mount Cameroon 3,901; 3. Mount Kenya 3,825; 4. Batian 3,825; 5. Jbel Toubkal 3,756; 6. Mount Karisimbi 3,312; 7. Mount Meru 3,170; 8. Pico Basilé 3,011; 9. Maromokotro 2,876; 10. Mount Gahinga 2,821.Ras Dashen3,997Mount Cameroon3,901Mount Kenya3,825Batian3,825Jbel Toubkal3,756Mount Karisimbi3,312Mount Meru3,170Pico Basilé3,011Maromokotro2,876Mount Gahinga2,821
Top 10: Prominence (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Ras Dashen 3,997; 2. Mount Cameroon 3,901; 3. Mount Kenya 3,825; 4. Batian 3,825; 5. Jbel Toubkal 3,756; 6. Mount Karisimbi 3,312; 7. Mount Meru 3,170; 8. Pico Basilé 3,011; 9. Maromokotro 2,876; 10. Mount Gahinga 2,821.

Full ranking

Mountains & Peaks in Africa Ranked by Prominence
RankMountainLocationProminence (m)
1Ras DashenEthiopia3,997
2Mount CameroonCameroon3,901
3Mount KenyaKenya3,825
4BatianKenya3,825
5Jbel ToubkalMorocco3,756
6Mount KarisimbiCongo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda3,312
7Mount MeruTanzania3,170
8Pico BasiléEquatorial Guinea3,011
9MaromokotroMadagascar2,876
10Mount GahingaUganda, Rwanda2,821
11Mount Tullu DemtuEthiopia2,504
12Mount OkuCameroon2,491
13Mount ElgonKenya, Uganda2,458
14Mount CatherineEgypt, Arab Rep.2,404
15Thabana NtlenyanaLesotho2,390
16Mount TahatAlgeria2,328
17Mount ChoqaEthiopia2,225
18KinyetiSouth Sudan2,120
19Mount SatimaKenya2,081
20Queen Mary's PeakUnited Kingdom2,062
21Mount HanangTanzania2,050
22Mount LoolmalasinTanzania2,040
23Pico de São ToméSão Tomé and Principe2,024
24Topo da CoroaCabo Verde1,979
25M'GounMorocco1,974
26Mount Abuna YosefEthiopia1,909
27TidighinMorocco1,901
28Mount MorotoUganda1,818
29BrandbergNamibia1,802
30Shaiyb al-BanatEgypt, Arab Rep.1,747
31Mount WelelEthiopia1,742
32Du Toits PeakSouth Africa1,730
33Mount KadamUganda1,690
34Mount BintumaniSierra Leone1,665
35TsiafajavonaMadagascar1,663
36Djebel ChéliaAlgeria1,612
37Mousa AliEthiopia, Djibouti1,607
38BahayaSomalia, Fed. Rep.1,598
39Tarso ToussidéChad1,593
40Cherangany HillsKenya1,572
41SeweweekspoortpiekSouth Africa1,543
42Mount KulalKenya1,542
43Mount MuhaburaRwanda1,530
44Mount NyanganiZimbabwe1,515
45Mount MocoAngola1,510
46Mount GunaEthiopia1,510
47Ng'iroKenya1,501
48ShimbirisSomalia, Fed. Rep.1,495
49Pico da AntóniaCabo Verde1,394
50Ol Doinyo LengaiTanzania1,360

About the top 10

#6 Mount Karisimbi

Mount Karisimbi ranks #6 on this list with 3,312 m.

Countries
Congo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda
Elevation
4,507 m
Range
Virunga Mountains

Also ranks #51 in prominence.

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#9 Maromokotro

Maromokotro ranks #9 on this list with 2,876 m.

Country
Madagascar
Elevation
2,876 m

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#10 Mount Gahinga

Mount Gahinga ranks #10 on this list with 2,821 m.

Countries
Uganda, Rwanda
Elevation
3,474 m
Range
Virunga Mountains

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Source and method

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Prominence. Only items Wikidata places in Africa (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.