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List of ultras of Africa

This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Africa. Also shown is Mount Catherine in Sinai, Egypt which is not geographically part of Africa. Not listed here are the 5 Ultras of the Canaries and Madeira which are off the African Coast but listed under Europe.

Atlas Mountains edit

 
Jbel Toubkal, Morocco
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Toubkal   Morocco 4,167 3,755 412
2 M'Goun   Morocco 4,071 1,904 2167
3 Tidirhine (Rif)   Morocco 2,456 1,901 555
4 Lalla Khedidja   Algeria 2,308 1,720 588
5 Jbel Bou Naceur   Morocco 3,340 1,642 1698
6 Djebel Chélia   Algeria 2,328 1,612 716
7 Jbel Igdet   Morocco 3,615 1,609 2006

Mountain ranges of the Sahara edit

 
Mount Tahat, Algeria
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Emi Koussi   Chad 3,445 2,934 511
2 Deriba Caldera   Sudan 3,042 2,512 530
3 Mount Tahat   Algeria 2,908 2,328 580
4 Toussidé   Chad 3,315 1,593 1722

Egypt edit

No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
(-) Mount Catherine   Egypt 2,629 2,404 225
1 Shaiyb al-Banat   Egypt 2,187 1,787 440

Cape Verde islands edit

 
Mount Fogo, Cape Verde
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Fogo   Cape Verde (Fogo) 2,829 2,829 0
2 Tope de Coroa   Cape Verde (Santo Antão) 1,979 1,979 0

West Africa edit

No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Bintumani   Sierra Leone 1,945 1,665 280

Cameroon Line edit

 
Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Cameroon   Cameroon 4,070 3,931 139
2 Pico Basilé   Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) 3,011 3,011 0
3 Mount Oku   Cameroon 3,011 2,491 520
4 Pico de São Tomé   São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé) 2,024 2,024 0
5 Gran Caldera de Luba   Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) 2,261 1,539 722

Ethiopian Highland edit

 
Ras Dashen, Ethiopia
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Ras Dashen   Ethiopia 4,533 3,980 553
2 Tullu Dimtu   Ethiopia 4,400 2,527 1873
3 Ch'ok'e   Ethiopia 4,100 2,225 1875
4 Argun   Ethiopia 3,418 2,208 1210
5 Amba Farit   Ethiopia 4,270 2,061 2209
6 Guge   Ethiopia 3,568 2,013 1555
7 Ramlo   Eritrea 2,248 1,920 328
8 Mount Abuna Yosef   Ethiopia 4,260 1,909 2351
9 Mai Gudo   Ethiopia 3,359 1,859 1770
10 Tulu Welel   Ethiopia 3,301 1,742 1559
11 Mount Smith   Ethiopia 2,560 1,690 870
12 Aggio   Ethiopia 3,358 1,630 1728
13 Argun North   Ethiopia 3,405 1,610 1795
14 Moussa Ali   Djibouti /   Eritrea /   Ethiopia 2,021 1,607 414
15 Bada   Ethiopia 4,195 1,605 2590
16 Belaya   Ethiopia 2,731 1,601 1130
17 Karkoor   Somalia 2,120 1,598 522
18 Dubbi   Ethiopia 3,950 1,550 2400
19 Guna Terara   Ethiopia 4,120 1,510 2610
20 Delo   Ethiopia 3,240 1,510 1730
21 Gara Muleta   Ethiopia 3,405 1,502 1903

Surrounding Western Rift Valley edit

 
Mount Stanley, Uganda/Congo
 
Mount Karisimbi, Rwanda
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Stanley   Democratic Republic of the Congo /   Uganda 5,109 3,951 1158
2 Mount Karisimbi   Rwanda /   Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,507 3,312 1195
3 Kinyeti   South Sudan 3,187 2,120 1067
4 Emogadong   South Sudan 2,623 1,730 893
5 Kabobo   Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,725 1,604 1121
6 Mont Mohi   Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,480 1,592 1888
7 Wuhevi   Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,095 1,570 1525
8 Mount Muhabura   Rwanda /   Uganda 4,127 1,530 2597

Surrounding East African Rift edit

 
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
 
Mount Kenya, Kenya
 
Mount Meru (Tanzania), Tanzania
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Kilimanjaro   Tanzania 5,895 5,885 10
2 Mount Kenya   Kenya 5,199 3,825 1374
3 Mount Meru   Tanzania 4,565 3,170 1395
4 Mount Elgon   Kenya/  Uganda 4,321 2,458 1863
5 Mulanje Massif   Malawi 3,002 2,319 683
6 Kimhandu   Tanzania 2,653 2,121 532
7 Mount Satima   Kenya 4,001 2,081 1920
8 Mount Hanang   Tanzania 3,420 2,050 1370
9 Loolmalassin   Tanzania 3,682 2,040 1642
10 Gelai Peak   Tanzania 2,948 1,930 1018
11 Mount Moroto   Uganda 3,083 1,818 1265
12 Kitumbeine Volcano   Tanzania 2,858 1,770 1088
13 Chepunyal Hills   Kenya 3,334 1,759 1575
14 Mount Namuli   Mozambique 2,419 1,757 662
15 Shengena   Tanzania 2,464 1,750 714
16 Sungwi   Tanzania 2,300 1,730 570
17 Mount Kadam   Uganda 3,063 1,690 1373
18 Mtorwi   Tanzania 2,980 1,688 1292
19 Cherang'any Hills   Kenya 3,530 1,572 2009
20 Mount Kulal   Kenya 2,285 1,542 743
21 Karenga   Tanzania 2,279 1,529 750
22 Mount Ng'iro   Kenya 2,848 1,501 1347

Southern African Plateau edit

 
Brandberg Mountain, Namibia
 
Du Toits Peak, South Africa
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Thabana Ntlenyana   Lesotho 3,482 2,390 1092
2 Brandberg Mountain   Namibia 2,606 1,802 804
3 Du Toits Peak   South Africa 1,995 1,730 265
4 Mount Tama   Angola 2,489 1,610 879
5 Seweweekspoortpiek   South Africa 2,325 1,543 782
6 Mount Nyangani   Zimbabwe 2,592 1,515 1077
7 Mount Moco   Angola 2,620 1,510 1110

Madagascar and surrounding islands edit

 
Piton des Neiges, Réunion
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Piton des Neiges   France (Réunion) 3,069 3,069 0
2 Maromokotro   Madagascar 2,876 2,876 0
3 Mount Karthala   Comoros (Grande Comore) 2,361 2,361 0
4 Pic Boby   Madagascar 2,658 1,875 783
5 Tsiafajavona   Madagascar 2,643 1,663 980
6 Mount Ntringui   Comoros (Anjouan) 1,595 1,595 0

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This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than 1 500 metres in Africa Also shown is Mount Catherine in Sinai Egypt which is not geographically part of Africa Not listed here are the 5 Ultras of the Canaries and Madeira which are off the African Coast but listed under Europe Contents 1 Atlas Mountains 2 Mountain ranges of the Sahara 3 Egypt 4 Cape Verde islands 5 West Africa 6 Cameroon Line 7 Ethiopian Highland 8 Surrounding Western Rift Valley 9 Surrounding East African Rift 10 Southern African Plateau 11 Madagascar and surrounding islands 12 SourcesAtlas Mountains edit nbsp Jbel Toubkal Morocco No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Toubkal nbsp Morocco 4 167 3 755 412 2 M Goun nbsp Morocco 4 071 1 904 2167 3 Tidirhine Rif nbsp Morocco 2 456 1 901 555 4 Lalla Khedidja nbsp Algeria 2 308 1 720 588 5 Jbel Bou Naceur nbsp Morocco 3 340 1 642 1698 6 Djebel Chelia nbsp Algeria 2 328 1 612 716 7 Jbel Igdet nbsp Morocco 3 615 1 609 2006Mountain ranges of the Sahara edit nbsp Mount Tahat Algeria No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Emi Koussi nbsp Chad 3 445 2 934 511 2 Deriba Caldera nbsp Sudan 3 042 2 512 530 3 Mount Tahat nbsp Algeria 2 908 2 328 580 4 Tousside nbsp Chad 3 315 1 593 1722Egypt editNo Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m Mount Catherine nbsp Egypt 2 629 2 404 225 1 Shaiyb al Banat nbsp Egypt 2 187 1 787 440Cape Verde islands edit nbsp Mount Fogo Cape Verde No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Fogo nbsp Cape Verde Fogo 2 829 2 829 0 2 Tope de Coroa nbsp Cape Verde Santo Antao 1 979 1 979 0West Africa editNo Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Bintumani nbsp Sierra Leone 1 945 1 665 280Cameroon Line edit nbsp Mount Cameroon Cameroon No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Cameroon nbsp Cameroon 4 070 3 931 139 2 Pico Basile nbsp Equatorial Guinea Bioko 3 011 3 011 0 3 Mount Oku nbsp Cameroon 3 011 2 491 520 4 Pico de Sao Tome nbsp Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome 2 024 2 024 0 5 Gran Caldera de Luba nbsp Equatorial Guinea Bioko 2 261 1 539 722Ethiopian Highland edit nbsp Ras Dashen Ethiopia No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Ras Dashen nbsp Ethiopia 4 533 3 980 553 2 Tullu Dimtu nbsp Ethiopia 4 400 2 527 1873 3 Ch ok e nbsp Ethiopia 4 100 2 225 1875 4 Argun nbsp Ethiopia 3 418 2 208 1210 5 Amba Farit nbsp Ethiopia 4 270 2 061 2209 6 Guge nbsp Ethiopia 3 568 2 013 1555 7 Ramlo nbsp Eritrea 2 248 1 920 328 8 Mount Abuna Yosef nbsp Ethiopia 4 260 1 909 2351 9 Mai Gudo nbsp Ethiopia 3 359 1 859 1770 10 Tulu Welel nbsp Ethiopia 3 301 1 742 1559 11 Mount Smith nbsp Ethiopia 2 560 1 690 870 12 Aggio nbsp Ethiopia 3 358 1 630 1728 13 Argun North nbsp Ethiopia 3 405 1 610 1795 14 Moussa Ali nbsp Djibouti nbsp Eritrea nbsp Ethiopia 2 021 1 607 414 15 Bada nbsp Ethiopia 4 195 1 605 2590 16 Belaya nbsp Ethiopia 2 731 1 601 1130 17 Karkoor nbsp Somalia 2 120 1 598 522 18 Dubbi nbsp Ethiopia 3 950 1 550 2400 19 Guna Terara nbsp Ethiopia 4 120 1 510 2610 20 Delo nbsp Ethiopia 3 240 1 510 1730 21 Gara Muleta nbsp Ethiopia 3 405 1 502 1903Surrounding Western Rift Valley edit nbsp Mount Stanley Uganda Congo nbsp Mount Karisimbi Rwanda No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Stanley nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo nbsp Uganda 5 109 3 951 1158 2 Mount Karisimbi nbsp Rwanda nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 507 3 312 1195 3 Kinyeti nbsp South Sudan 3 187 2 120 1067 4 Emogadong nbsp South Sudan 2 623 1 730 893 5 Kabobo nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 725 1 604 1121 6 Mont Mohi nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 480 1 592 1888 7 Wuhevi nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 095 1 570 1525 8 Mount Muhabura nbsp Rwanda nbsp Uganda 4 127 1 530 2597Surrounding East African Rift edit nbsp Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania nbsp Mount Kenya Kenya nbsp Mount Meru Tanzania Tanzania No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Kilimanjaro nbsp Tanzania 5 895 5 885 10 2 Mount Kenya nbsp Kenya 5 199 3 825 1374 3 Mount Meru nbsp Tanzania 4 565 3 170 1395 4 Mount Elgon nbsp Kenya nbsp Uganda 4 321 2 458 1863 5 Mulanje Massif nbsp Malawi 3 002 2 319 683 6 Kimhandu nbsp Tanzania 2 653 2 121 532 7 Mount Satima nbsp Kenya 4 001 2 081 1920 8 Mount Hanang nbsp Tanzania 3 420 2 050 1370 9 Loolmalassin nbsp Tanzania 3 682 2 040 1642 10 Gelai Peak nbsp Tanzania 2 948 1 930 1018 11 Mount Moroto nbsp Uganda 3 083 1 818 1265 12 Kitumbeine Volcano nbsp Tanzania 2 858 1 770 1088 13 Chepunyal Hills nbsp Kenya 3 334 1 759 1575 14 Mount Namuli nbsp Mozambique 2 419 1 757 662 15 Shengena nbsp Tanzania 2 464 1 750 714 16 Sungwi nbsp Tanzania 2 300 1 730 570 17 Mount Kadam nbsp Uganda 3 063 1 690 1373 18 Mtorwi nbsp Tanzania 2 980 1 688 1292 19 Cherang any Hills nbsp Kenya 3 530 1 572 2009 20 Mount Kulal nbsp Kenya 2 285 1 542 743 21 Karenga nbsp Tanzania 2 279 1 529 750 22 Mount Ng iro nbsp Kenya 2 848 1 501 1347Southern African Plateau edit nbsp Brandberg Mountain Namibia nbsp Du Toits Peak South Africa No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Thabana Ntlenyana nbsp Lesotho 3 482 2 390 1092 2 Brandberg Mountain nbsp Namibia 2 606 1 802 804 3 Du Toits Peak nbsp South Africa 1 995 1 730 265 4 Mount Tama nbsp Angola 2 489 1 610 879 5 Seweweekspoortpiek nbsp South Africa 2 325 1 543 782 6 Mount Nyangani nbsp Zimbabwe 2 592 1 515 1077 7 Mount Moco nbsp Angola 2 620 1 510 1110Madagascar and surrounding islands edit nbsp Piton des Neiges Reunion No Peak Country Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Piton des Neiges nbsp France Reunion 3 069 3 069 0 2 Maromokotro nbsp Madagascar 2 876 2 876 0 3 Mount Karthala nbsp Comoros Grande Comore 2 361 2 361 0 4 Pic Boby nbsp Madagascar 2 658 1 875 783 5 Tsiafajavona nbsp Madagascar 2 643 1 663 980 6 Mount Ntringui nbsp Comoros Anjouan 1 595 1 595 0Sources editList Map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ultras of Africa amp oldid 1194920559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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