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Mountains & Peaks in Asia Ranked by Prominence

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

Summary

Mount Everest ranks #1 with 8,849 m. That is 1.8 times Puncak Jaya in second place (4,884 m). The top five are Mount Everest, Puncak Jaya, Mount Elbrus, Damavand and Nanga Parbat. The median across all 50 is 3,248 m; Mount Saramati is last at 2,885 m.

#1
Mount Everest · 8,849 m
Median
3,248 m
Coverage
50 mountains in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: ProminenceBar chart of the top 10: 1. Mount Everest 8,849; 2. Puncak Jaya 4,884; 3. Mount Elbrus 4,741; 4. Damavand 4,667; 5. Nanga Parbat 4,608; 6. Jengish Chokusu 4,148; 7. Bogda Peak 4,122; 8. Namcha Barwa 4,106; 9. Mount Kinabalu 4,095; 10. K2 4,020.Mount Everest8,849Puncak Jaya4,884Mount Elbrus4,741Damavand4,667Nanga Parbat4,608Jengish Chokusu4,148Bogda Peak4,122Namcha Barwa4,106Mount Kinabalu4,095K24,020
Top 10: Prominence (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Mount Everest 8,849; 2. Puncak Jaya 4,884; 3. Mount Elbrus 4,741; 4. Damavand 4,667; 5. Nanga Parbat 4,608; 6. Jengish Chokusu 4,148; 7. Bogda Peak 4,122; 8. Namcha Barwa 4,106; 9. Mount Kinabalu 4,095; 10. K2 4,020.

Full ranking

Mountains & Peaks in Asia Ranked by Prominence
RankMountainLocationProminence (m)
1Mount EverestChina, Nepal8,849
2Puncak JayaIndonesia4,884
3Mount ElbrusRussian Federation4,741
4DamavandIran, Islamic Rep.4,667
5Nanga ParbatPakistan4,608
6Jengish ChokusuChina, Kyrgyz Republic4,148
7Bogda PeakChina4,122
8Namcha BarwaChina4,106
9Mount KinabaluMalaysia4,095
10K2Pakistan4,020
11Yushan Main PeakTaiwan, China3,952
12KanchenjungaIndia, Nepal3,922
13Terich MirPakistan3,908
14RinjaniIndonesia3,726
15Mount GonggaChina3,642
16Mount AraratTürkiye3,611
17Kongur TaghChina3,585
18Buntu RantemarioIndonesia3,478
19Ismoil Somoni PeakTajikistan3,402
20DhaulagiriNepal3,357
21Belukha MountainRussian Federation3,343
22Jabal an Nabi Shu'aybYemen, Rep.3,311
23Mountain SlametIndonesia3,284
24SabalanIran, Islamic Rep.3,283
25Sauyr ZhotasyChina, Kazakhstan3,252
26TomortChina3,243
27Jade Dragon Snow MountainChina3,202
28DumluTürkiye3,169
29ShiveluchRussian Federation3,168
30Nanda DeviIndia3,139
31Batura SarPakistan3,118
32Lawu MountainIndonesia3,118
33ManasluNepal3,092
34Gunung RaungIndonesia3,069
35Xuelian FengChina3,068
36Mount AgungIndonesia3,031
37Gunung BinaiyaIndonesia3,027
38Gangkhar PuensumBhutan2,995
39Annapurna INepal2,984
40Talgar peakKazakhstan2,982
41TatamailauTimor-Leste2,963
42Mount ApoPhilippines2,954
43Gyala PeriChina2,942
44Gunung LeuserIndonesia2,941
45ChakragilChina2,934
46Mount PulagPhilippines2,922
47Jabal Al-MajazSaudi Arabia2,902
48Mount TaftanIran, Islamic Rep.2,901
49ShishapangmaChina2,897
50Mount SaramatiIndia, Myanmar2,885

About the top 10

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Source and method

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Prominence. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (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.