List of non-Alpine European Ultras
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This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peak
s (with topographic prominence
greater than 1,500 metres) in Europe
, that aren't already listed in the top part of the List of Alpine peaks by prominence. The two lists together cover all the ultra prominent mountains of Europe. The column "Col" denotes the highest altitude to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher altitudes; note that the altitude of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col.
For ease of reference, the list is divided into sections. Islands in the North Atlantic that are territories of European countries have also been included (with the exception of Greenland
), and so have peaks in European Russia and the Caucasus states.
Iberian Peninsula
Massif Central
Italy
Carpathian Mountains
Greek islands, Peloponnese
The Crimea
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Ultra prominent peak
An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain with a topographic prominence of or more. There are a total of roughly 1,524 such peaks in the world. Some are famous even to non-climbers, such as Mount Everest, Aconcagua, and Mount McKinley , while others are much more obscure...
s (with topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
greater than 1,500 metres) in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, that aren't already listed in the top part of the List of Alpine peaks by prominence. The two lists together cover all the ultra prominent mountains of Europe. The column "Col" denotes the highest altitude to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher altitudes; note that the altitude of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col.
For ease of reference, the list is divided into sections. Islands in the North Atlantic that are territories of European countries have also been included (with the exception of Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
), and so have peaks in European Russia and the Caucasus states.
Scandinavia
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Galdhøpiggen Galdhøpiggen Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia and Northern Europe, at 2,469 m above sea level... |
2,469 | 2,372 | 97 | |
2 | Kebnekaise Kebnekaise Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and Sápmi. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at above sea level at the latest time of measurement. The north top is free of ice... |
2,113 | 1,754 | 359 | |
3 | Jiehkkevárri Jiehkkevárri Jiehkkevárri is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Lyngen and Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. It is the highest mountain in Troms county and has the second highest prominence among Norwegian mountains.It was first climbed by Geoffrey Hastings and Elias Hogrenning in 1899... |
1,834 | 1,741 | 93 | |
4 | Snøhetta Snøhetta Snøhetta is an international architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design office based in Oslo, Norway and New York City. Craig Dykers and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen are the two principals of the company. In addition there are four partners, architect Robert Greenwood, architect Ole... |
2,286 | 1,675 | 611 | |
5 | Store Lenangstind Store Lenangstind Store Lenangstind is a mountain in Lyngen, Troms, Norway. It is within the Lyngen Alps mountain range and has the fourth highest primary factor in Norway. It's located about northwest of the village of Lyngseidet.... |
1,624 | 1,576 | 48 | |
6 | Sarektjåhkkå Sarektjåhkkå Sarektjåkkå is the second highest mountain in Sweden and the highest mountain in the Laponian area at 2, 089 metres AMSL. The mountain is located close to the Eastern border of Sarek National Park, about 23 kilometres south-west of Suorva. Not being easily accessible by any nearby roads, merely... |
2,089 | 1,519 | 570 | |
Scandinavian islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Beerenberg Beerenberg Beerenberg is a stratovolcano which forms the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano... |
(Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide... ) |
2,277 | 2,277 | 0 |
2 | Hvannadalshnúkur Hvannadalshnúkur Hvannadalshnúkur or Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak in the north-western rim of the Öræfajökull volcano in Iceland and the highest point of the island. An official measurement completed in August 2005 established its height as .... |
2,110 | 2,110 | 0 | |
3 | Newtontoppen Newtontoppen Newtontoppen is the largest and highest mountain in Svalbard, at 1713 m. Its peak is the highest point on Svalbard. It is located at the north east corner on the island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is mostly made of Silurian and granite.... |
(Svalbard Svalbard Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the... ) |
1,717 | 1,717 | 0 |
4 | Novaya Zemlya HP | (Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island... ) |
1,549 | 1,549 | 0 |
Atlantic islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Teide Teide Mount Teide , is a volcano on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Its summit is the highest point in Spain, the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, and it is the third highest volcano in the world measured from its base on the ocean floor, after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea located in... |
(Canaries Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
3,718 | 3,718 | 0 |
2 | Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain... |
(Canaries Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
2,423 | 2,423 | 0 |
3 | Mount Pico Mount Pico Mount Pico is a stratovolcano and the highest point on Pico Island in the Azores. It reaches an altitude of 2,351 meters above sea level, which makes it the highest point in Portugal and also in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... |
(Azores Azores The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... ) |
2,351 | 2,351 | 0 |
4 | Pico de Las Nieves Pico de Las Nieves Pico de Las Nieves is the highest peak of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Its height is 1,949 meters above sea level. The origin is volcanic... |
(Canaries Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
1,949 | 1,949 | 0 |
5 | Pico Ruivo Pico Ruivo Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on the Madeira Islands. It can be reached only by foot, usually either from Pico do Arieiro after a strenuous hike, or from Achada do Teixeira with a shorter, easier trail. There is an additional trail leading west to Encumeada... |
(Madeira Madeira Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
1,861 | 1,861 | 0 |
6 | Pico Malpaso | (Canaries Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
1,501 | 1,501 | 0 |
Iberian PeninsulaIberian PeninsulaThe Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mulhacén Mulhacén Mulhacén is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética... |
3,479 | 3,285 | 194 | |
2 | Aneto Aneto Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third highest mountain, reaching a height of . It lies in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of all three Aragonese provinces. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif... |
3,404 | 2,812 | 592 | |
3 | Torre de Cerredo Torre de Cerredo Torrecerredo or Torre de Cerredo is a 2,648-metre-high peak, the highest one of the Picos de Europa and the Cantabrian Mountains. It is located on the central massif of the Picos de Europa, called Urrieles, on the limits of Asturias and the León provinces... |
2,648 | 1,931 | 717 | |
4 | Pico Almanzor Pico Almanzor Pico Almanzor is the highest mountain in central Spain. Situated in the Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, Almanzor is high. It is made of granite. The mountain is also known as Pico de Almanzor and Moro Almanzor.-History:... |
2,592 | 1,690 | 902 | |
Massif CentralMassif CentralThe Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaux....
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Puy de Sancy Puy de Sancy Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central and therefore the highest mountain in central France .... |
1,885 | 1,578 | 307 | |
ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and neighbouring islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mount Etna Mount Etna Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the tallest active volcano in Europe, currently standing high, though this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21 m higher than it was in 1981.. It is the highest mountain in... |
(Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,... ) |
3,323 | 3,323 | 0 |
2 | Monte Cinto Monte Cinto Monte Cinto is the highest mountain on the island of Corsica, a région of France. Its altitude is 2,706 m and so is its prominence, making it one of the most prominent peaks in Europe.... |
(Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... ) |
2,706 | 2,706 | 0 |
3 | Corno Grande Corno Grande Corno Grande is part of the Gran Sasso massif, and is the highest peak in the Apennine Mountains and the highest on the Italian Peninsula, at 2,912 m above sea level.... |
2,912 | 2,476 | 436 | |
4 | Punta La Marmora Punta La Marmora Punta La Marmora is a mountain in the Gennargentu range, Ogliastra and Nuoro provinces, Sardinia, Italy in the Barbagia mountain area of inner Sardinia . With its summit at an elevation of 1,834 m, it is the highest peak in the island... |
(Sardinia Sardinia Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],... ) |
1,834 | 1,834 | 0 |
5 | Monte Amaro | 2,795 | 1,812 | 983 | |
6 | Monte Dolcedorme | 2,267 | 1,715 | 552 | |
7 | Montalto Montalto (Aspromonte) The Montalto is the highest peak of the Aspromonte, a massif in southern Calabria, southern Italy. Located near Gambarie, in the province of Reggio Calabria, it has an altitude of . It is also part of the Aspromonte National Park.... |
1,955 | 1,709 | 246 | |
8 | Monte Cimone Monte Cimone Monte Cimone is a mountain in the northern Apennines, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has an elevation of 2,165 m.The mountain encompasses the comuni of Fiumalbo, Sestola, Fanano and Riolunato in the province of Modena. Its interior houses a military structure; for this reason, during the Cold... |
2,165 | 1,577 | 588 | |
Carpathian MountainsCarpathian MountainsThe Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Gerlachovský štít | 2,655 | 2,355 | 300 | |
2 | Parângu Mare Parângu Mare Parângu Mare is a peak located in Parâng Mountains at 2,519 m altitude and belongs to the Parâng Mountains group.-Mountains:* Parâng Mountains * Şureanu Mountains... |
2,519 | 2,103 | 416 | |
3 | Moldoveanu Peak Moldoveanu Peak Moldoveanu Peak , at 2544 m, is the highest mountain in Romania, located in Argeş County, in the Făgăraş Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.... |
2,544 | 2,046 | 498 | |
4 | Peleaga Peleaga The Retezat Mountains are some of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Peleaga , at an altitude of 2,509 metres... |
2,509 | 1,759 | 750 | |
5 | Pietrosul Rodnei Rodna Mountains Rodna Mountains are a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians in Northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village.The Rodna Mountains have one of the longest continuous ridges in Romania, with over 50 km from west to east... |
2,303 | 1,565 | 738 | |
Balkan Peninsula
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Musala Musala Musala is the highest peak in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,925 m . The summit of the Rila mountain in southwestern Bulgaria, Musala is the highest peak between the Alps and the Caucasus and the highest in Eastern Europe bar the Caucasus.Between 1949–1962 the peak was... |
2,925 | 2,473 | 432 | |
2 | Mount Olympus Mount Olympus Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres... |
2,919 | 2,355 | 564 | |
3 | Mount Korab Mount Korab Mount Korab is the highest mountain of the Republic of Macedonia and Albania, its peak forming a frontier between the two countries... |
/ | 2,764 | 2,169 | 595 |
4 | Maja Jezercë | 2,694 | 2,036 | 658 | |
5 | Mount Athos Mount Athos Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the... |
2,030 | 2,012 | 18 | |
6 | Mount Ossa | 1,978 | 1,854 | 124 | |
7 | Nemërçkë Nemerçkë Nemërçkë is a long mountain in southern Albania and northern Greece. Over 90% of the mountain is located in Albania, where its highest peaks are found. The highest peak is Maja e Papingut which rises at above sea level, while the highest peak on the Greek side is at above sea level. The river... (Maja e Papingut Maja e Papingut Maja e Papingut is a peak of the Nemërçkë mountain ridge located in the south of Albania, near the Vjosë river. Maja e Papingut is the highest point of Nemerçkë and the highest unshared peak in southern Albania at high. From the rocky summit there is a wonderful view of other Albanian and Greek... ) |
2,482 | 1,792 | 690 | |
8 | Vihren Vihren Vihren is the highest peak of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains. Reaching 2914 m, it is Bulgaria's second and the Balkans' third highest, after Musala and Mount Olympus. The peak is located in Pirin's northern parts. The easiest route is from the Vihren chalet , reaching the summit from the south... |
2,914 | 1,783 | 1131 | |
9 | Pangaion Hills Pangaion hills The Pangaion Hills , ancient forms: Pangaeon, Pangaeum, Homeric name: Nysa are a mountain range in Greece, approximately 40 km from Kavala. The highest elevation is 1,956 m and the mountaintop name is Koutra... |
1,956 | 1,773 | 183 | |
10 | Kaimakchalan | / | 2,528 | 1,758 | 770 |
11 | Smolikas Smolikas Mount Smolikas , also with the o accented , at a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in Greece, after Mount Olympus, and the highest of the Pindus Mountains. The mountain is formed in ophiolite rocks. During the Pleistocene the northern and eastern cirques and... |
2,637 | 1,736 | 901 | |
12 | Mount Giona Mount Giona Mount Giona is a mountain in Central Greece, in the prefecture of Phocis, located between the mountains of Parnassus and Vardousia. Known in classical antiquity as the Aselinon Oros , it is the highest mountain south of Olympus and the fifth overall in Greece... |
2,510 | 1,702 | 808 | |
13 | Jakupica Jakupica Jakupica is a mountain range in the central part of the Republic of Macedonia. Its highest peak is Solunska Glava . Other significant peaks are: Karadzica , Popovo Brdo , Ostar Breg , Ubava , Ostar Vrv , and Dautica .The relief is criss-crossed by numerous clear and fast mountain rivers... |
2,540 | 1,666 | 874 | |
14 | Maja e Kendrevices | 2,121 | 1,666 | 455 | |
15 | Radomir Radomir (mountain) Radomir is a peak on the Bulgarian/Greek border. At it is the highest peak in the Belasitsa range. It is also known by its earlier name Kalabak.... |
/ | 2,031 | 1,595 | 436 |
16 | Mount Parnassus Mount Parnassus Mount Parnassus, also Parnassos , is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology, this mountain was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs,... |
2,457 | 1,590 | 867 | |
17 | Botev Peak Botev Peak Botev Peak is, at 2,376 m above sea level, the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains. It is located close to the geographic centre of Bulgaria, and is part of the Central Balkan National Park.... |
2,376 | 1,567 | 809 | |
18 | Mali i Cikes | 2,044 | 1,563 | 481 | |
19 | Maja e Velamares | 2,373 | 1,526 | 847 | |
20 | Baba Mountain Baba Mountain Baba Mountain overlooks the city of Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia. Its highest peak is Pelister . Baba Mountain is the third highest mountain in the Macedonia after Korab and Šar Mountain... |
2,601 | 1,516 | 1085 | |
21 | Psili Korifi | 1,589 | 1,514 | 75 | |
Greek islands, PeloponnesePeloponneseThe Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
and CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mount Ida | (Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... ) |
2,456 | 2,456 | 0 |
2 | Taygetus Taygetus Mount Taygetus, Taugetus, or Taigetus is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete... |
2,404 | 2,344 | 60 | |
3 | Lefka Ori Lefka Ori Lefka Ori or Madares is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori occupy a good part of the centre of West Crete and are the main feature of the region... |
(Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... ) |
2,453 | 2,038 | 415 |
4 | Mount Olympus Mount Olympus (Cyprus) Olympus, or Chionistra, at , is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak.... |
1,952 | 1,952 | 0 | |
5 | Mount Kyllini Mount Kyllini Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene , is a mountain on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece, famous for its association with the god Hermes. It rises to above sea level, making it the second highest point on the peninsula. It is located near the border between the historic regions of Arcadia and... |
2,376 | 1,870 | 506 | |
6 | Dikti Dikti Dikti or Dicte is a mountain range on the east of the island of Crete in the prefecture of Lassithi. On the west it extends to the prefecture of Heraklio.According to the Greek Mythology, Zeus was reared on this mountain... |
(Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... ) |
2,148 | 1,798 | 350 |
7 | Dhirfis | (Euboea Euboea Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to... ) |
1,743 | 1,743 | 0 |
8 | Mount Ainos Mount Ainos Mount Aenos or Ainos is the tallest mountain in the Ioanian island of Cephallonia, Greece, with an elevation of .... |
(Kefalonia Kefalonia The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit... ) |
1,628 | 1,628 | 0 |
9 | Fengari | (Samothrace Samothrace Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a self-governing municipality within the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,723 . Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island includes granite and... ) |
1,611 | 1,611 | 0 |
The CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Roman-Kosh | 1,545 | 1,541 | 4 | |
Ural MountainsUral MountainsThe Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mount Narodnaya Mount Narodnaya Mount Narodnaya , located in the Research Range, is the highest peak of the Urals in Russia. Its elevation is... |
1,894 | 1,772 | 123 | |
Caucasus MountainsCaucasus MountainsThe Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains....
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's peak is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia... |
5,642 | 4,741 | 901 | |
2 | Bazardüzü | / | 4,466 | 2,454 | 2012 |
3 | Mount Kazbek | / | 5,034 | 2,353 | 2681 |
4 | Tebulosmta Tebulosmta Tebulosmta is the highest mountain of the Eastern Caucasus and the highest mountain of the Chechen Republic at an elevation of 4,493 meters above sea level. The mountain is located on the border of Georgia and Chechnya to the east of Mount Kazbek... |
/ | 4,493 | 2,145 | 2348 |
5 | Mount Aragats Mount Aragats Mount Aragats , Alagoz - is a large andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in NW Armenia about 40 km NW of the capital city of Yerevan. It is the highest point in Armenia, located in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. Located on its slopes are the Byurakan Observatory and the... |
4,090 | 2,143 | 1947 | |
6 | Dykh-Tau Dykh-Tau Dykh-Tau or Dykhtau , is a mountain located in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia; its peak stands about north of the border with Georgia.The mountain is the second highest of the Caucasus Mountains, after Mount Elbrus.-Access:... |
5,205 | 2,002 | 3203 | |
7 | Dyultydag | 4,127 | 1,834 | 2293 | |
8 | Kapudzhukh Lerr | / | 3,905 | 1,820 | 2085 |
9 | Gora Addala Shukgelmezr | 4,152 | 1,812 | 2340 | |
10 | Gora Shan | / | 4,451 | 1,775 | 2676 |
Peaks over 1500 m alt that miss the 1500 m cutoff
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Taillefer Dauphiné Alps The Dauphiné Alps are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. They are separated from the Cottian Alps in the east by the Col du Galibier and the upper Durance valley; from the western Graian Alps in the north-east by the river Arc; from the lower... |
2,857 | 1,490 | 1367 | |
2 | Monte Amiata Monte Amiata Mount Amiata is the largest of the lava domes in the Amiata lava dome complex located about 20 km NW of Lake Bolsena in the southern Tuscany region of Italy.-Geology:... |
1,738 | 1,490 | 248 | |
3 | Midžor Midzor Midžor is a peak in the Balkan Mountains, situated on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. At , it is the highest peak of the Western Balkan Mountains, as well as of Central SerbiaThe highest peak of Serbia is officially Đeravica in the Prokletije mountain range at , but is located in Kosovo.... |
/ | 2,168 | 1,478 | 690 |
4 | Curcubăta Mare Bihor Mountains Bihor Mountains is a mountain range in western Romania. It is part of the Apuseni Mountains, which are part of the Carpathian Mountains. The massif has a length of 25 km from the northwest to the southeast and a width of 14 km... |
1,849 | 1,478 | 371 | |
5 | Bobotov Kuk Bobotov Kuk Bobotov Kuk is a peak in northern Montenegro. At , it is the highest peak on Durmitor mountain, and had been thought to be the highest point in Montenegro, but new surveys have revealed there are three higher peaks on the border with Albania... |
2,522 | 1,477 | 1045 | |
6 | Monte Togano Vogogna Vogogna is a comune at the heart of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont, Italy, about 20 km north-west of Verbania... |
2,301 | 1,474 | 827 | |
7 | Pourianos Stavros (Pelion) Pelion Pelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea... |
(Thessaly Thessaly Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey.... ) |
1,610 | 1,473 | 137 |
8 | Torrecilla La Torrecilla La Torrecilla is a mountain with a height of 1,919 metres which lies south east of Ronda in the Sierra de las Nieves nature park in Andalucia, southern Spain.... |
(Andalucia) | 1,919 | 1,472 | 447 |
9 | Dammastock Dammastock The Dammastock is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri... |
(Urner Urner Alps The Urner Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland in the western part of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Lucerne, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Glarus Alps to the east.The Urner... ) |
3,630 | 1,465 | 2,165 |
10 | Monte Vettore Monte Vettore Monte Vettore is a mountain on the border between Umbria and the Marche, in central Italy. It is part of the Sibillini mountains range and lies in the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini. Today climbers reach it from the Umbrian side from Norcia, or, on the Marche side, from Ascoli Piceno... |
(Apennines Apennine mountains The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine... ) |
2,476 | 1,463 | 1013 |
11 | Raucheck Salzburg -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for... |
2,430 | 1,463 | 967 | |
12 | Haldensteiner Calanda | 2,806 | 1,461 | 1,345 | |
13 | Gjegnen Gjegnen Gjegnen or Blånibba is the highest mountain in the municipality of Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The tall mountain has a topographic prominence of , the fifth highest prominence in Norway. The glacier Gjegnalundsbreen lies directly to the east of the mountain... |
1,670 | 1,460 | 210 | |