World Country High PointsShowing Jaime Vinals's most recent ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | Country | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 2) | Ascent Date |
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| 10. | Argentina | Aconcagua | 22,841 | Andes | 1995-01-15 | | 173. | Northern Mariana Islands | Agrihan High Point | 3166 | Micronesia | | | 228. | Macau | Alto Coloane | 577 | East China | | | 43. | Armenia | Aragats Lerr | 13,419 | Caucasus Mountains | | | 176. | Trinidad and Tobago | Aripo Peak | 3084 | Caribbean Area | | | 219. | Lithuania | Aukstojas | 965 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 60. | Turkmenistan | Ayrybaba | 10,292 | Central Asia Ranges | | | 204. | Moldova | Balanesti | 1411 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 236. | Kiribati | Banaba High Point | 266 | Micronesia | | | 38. | Azerbaijan | Bazar Dyuzi | 14,652 | Caucasus Mountains | | | 113. | Jan Mayen | Beerenberg | 7470 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 183. | French Guiana | Bellevue de L'Inini | 2792 | Guiana Highlands | | | 153. | United Kingdom | Ben Nevis | 4409 | Northwest Europe | 2004-01-27 | | 88. | Heard and McDonald Islands | Big Ben | 9006 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 245. | Turks and Caicos Islands | Blue Bottle | 161 | Caribbean Area | | | 115. | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 7402 | Caribbean Area | | | 225. | Bonaire | Brandaris | 787 | Caribbean Area | | | 100. | Namibia | Brandberg | 8442 | Southern Africa | | | 137. | Brunei | Bukit Pagon | 6070 | Malay Archipelago | | | 228. | Singapore | Bukit Timah | 577 | Southeast Asia | 2002-03-12 | | 166. | Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 3415 | Northwest Europe | | | 30. | Indonesia | Carstensz Pyramid | 16,024 | New Guinea | 1999-10-26 | | 250. | Coral Sea Islands Territory | Cato High Point | 20 | New Zealand | | | 202. | Uruguay | Cerro Catedral | 1686 | Southeast South America | | | 154. | Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | 4390 | Caribbean Area | 2004-10-23 | | 90. | El Salvador | Cerro El Pital | 8957 | Central America Ranges | 2005-01-04 | | 81. | Honduras | Cerro Las Minas | 9347 | Central America Ranges | 2006-01-30 | | 184. | Paraguay | Cerro Tres Kandú | 2762 | Southeast South America | | | 107. | Nigeria | Chappal Wadi | 7936 | West Africa Mountains | | | 53. | Iraq | Cheekha Dar | 11,847 | Zagros Mountains | | | 231. | Monaco | Chemin des Révoires | 531 | Alps | 2011-06-29 | | 46. | Costa Rica | Chirripó Grande | 12,530 | Central America Ranges | 1997-08-16 | | 251. | Cocos Islands | Cocos Islands High Point | 16 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 241. | Anguilla | Crocus Hill | 213 | Caribbean Area | | | 203. | U.S. Virgin Islands | Crown Mountain | 1552 | Caribbean Area | | | 22. | Iran | Damavand | 18,406 | Iranian Plateau | 2010-08-13 | | 93. | Kosovo | Daravica | 8714 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 249. | British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia High Point | 23 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 139. | Croatia | Dinara | 6007 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 223. | Malta | Dingli Cliffs | 830 | Italian Peninsula and Islands | | | 99. | Thailand | Doi Inthanon | 8465 | Southeast Asia | | | 160. | Belize | Doyle's Delight | 3852 | Central America Ranges | 2009-02-14 | | 20. | Russia | Elbrus | 18,510 | Caucasus Mountains | 1998-07-28 | | 57. | Chad | Emi Koussi | 11,302 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 134. | Swaziland | Emlembe | 6109 | Southern Africa | | | 59. | Vietnam | Fan Si Pan | 10,308 | Southeast Asia | | | 210. | Sint Maarten | Flagstaff-Southwest Ridge | 1214 | Caribbean Area | | | 48. | Japan | Fuji-san | 12,388 | Japanese Archipelago | 2007-11-08 | | 218. | Latvia | Gaizinkalns | 1024 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 105. | Norway | Galdhøpiggen | 8100 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 244. | Gambia | Gambia High Point | 174 | West Africa Mountains | | | 5. | Bhutan | Gangkar Punsum | 24,836 | Himalaya | | | 95. | Egypt | Gebel Katherîna | 8625 | Levant Ranges | | | 94. | Slovakia | Gerlach | 8707 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 123. | Ukraine | Gora Goverla | 6762 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 137. | French Southern Lands | Grand Ross | 6070 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 97. | Liechtenstein | Grauspitze | 8527 | Alps | | | 47. | Austria | Großglockner | 12,461 | Alps | | | 222. | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau High Point | 860 | West Africa Mountains | | | 51. | Greenland | Gunnbjørn Fjeld | 12,118 | North America Arctic Islands | 2003-03-12 | | 155. | Finland | Hálditšohkka | 4344 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 130. | South Korea | Halla-san | 6398 | Japanese Archipelago | | | 9. | Kazakhstan | Hantengri Feng | 22,949 | Tien Shan | | | 159. | Israel | Har Meron | 3963 | Levant Ranges | | | 213. | Belarus | Hara Dzyarzhynskaya | 1132 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 18. | Myanmar | Hkakabo Razi | 19,295 | Tibet and Central China | | | 162. | Mali | Hombori Tondo | 3789 | West Africa Mountains | | | 120. | Iceland | Hvannadalshnúkur | 6923 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | 2005-06-02 | | 98. | Zimbabwe | Inyangani | 8504 | Southern Africa | | | 233. | Bahrain | Jabal ad Dukhan | 440 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 52. | Yemen | Jabal an Nabī Shu‘ayb | 12,028 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 84. | Syria | Jabal ash Shaykh | 9232 | Levant Ranges | | | 64. | Sudan | Jabal Marrah | 9980 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 69. | Saudi Arabia | Jabal Sawdā’ | 9843 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 136. | Jordan | Jabal Umm ad Dami | 6083 | Levant Ranges | | | 227. | Aruba | Jamanota | 617 | Caribbean Area | | | 247. | U.S. Minor Pacific Islands | Jarvis High Point | 75 | Polynesia | | | 146. | Tunisia | Jebel Chambi | 5066 | Atlas Mountains | | | 132. | United Arab Emirates | Jebel Jais | 6316 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 65. | Oman | Jebel Shams | 9902 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 41. | Morocco | Jebel Toubkal | 13,671 | Atlas Mountains | 2004-01-04 | | 232. | Jersey | Jersey High Point | 446 | Northwest Europe | | | 158. | Suriname | Julianatop | 4035 | Guiana Highlands | | | 3. | Pakistan | K2 | 28,261 | Central Asia Ranges | | | 4. | India | Kāngchenjunga | 28,169 | Himalaya | | | 163. | Tonga | Kao | 3638 | Polynesia | | | 110. | Comoros | Kartala | 7746 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 177. | Mauritania | Kdeyyat ej Joul | 3002 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 121. | Sweden | Kebnekaise | 6909 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 170. | Hungary | Kékes | 3327 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 17. | Tanzania | Kilimanjaro | 19,341 | East Africa Mountains | 1997-11-15 | | 42. | Malaysia | Kinabalu | 13,435 | Malay Archipelago | 2002-08-18 | | 58. | South Sudan | Kinyeti | 10,456 | East Africa Mountains | | | 199. | Luxembourg | Kneiff | 1837 | Northwest Europe | | | 86. | Albania | Korab | 9068 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 86. | Macedonia | Korab | 9068 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 221. | Kuwait | Kuwait High Point | 922 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 148. | Guadeloupe | La Soufrière | 4813 | Caribbean Area | | | 157. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | La Soufrière | 4049 | Caribbean Area | | | 172. | American Samoa | Lata Mountain | 3169 | Polynesia | | | 234. | Guernsey | Le Moulin | 374 | Northwest Europe | | | 248. | Marshall Islands | Likiep High Point | 33 | Micronesia | | | 131. | Sierra Leone | Loma Mansa | 6381 | West Africa Mountains | | | 56. | South Africa | Mafadi | 11,322 | Southern Africa | | | 109. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Maglic | 7831 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 102. | Montenegro | Maja Kolata | 8314 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 79. | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 9436 | Indian Ocean Islands | 2006-01-06 | | 135. | Samoa | Mauga Silisili | 6096 | Polynesia | | | 197. | Sint Eustatius | Mazinga | 1969 | Caribbean Area | | | 118. | Serbia | Midzor | 7116 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 193. | Mayotte | Mlima Bénara | 2165 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 101. | Romania | Moldoveanu | 8346 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 230. | Denmark | Møllehøj | 561 | Northwest Europe | 2003-06-21 | | 147. | Botswana | Monalanong Hill | 4902 | Southern Africa | | | 171. | Togo | Mont Agou | 3235 | West Africa Mountains | | | 126. | Niger | Mont Bagzane | 6634 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 164. | Gabon | Mont Bengoué | 3510 | West Africa Mountains | | | 31. | France | Mont Blanc | 15,781 | Alps | 1992-08-12 | | 31. | Italy | Mont Blanc | 15,781 | Alps | 1992-08-12 | | 44. | Cameroon | Mont Cameroun | 13,255 | West Africa Mountains | 2011-03-11 | | 92. | Burundi | Mont Heha | 8760 | East Africa Mountains | | | 168. | Congo Republic | Mont Nabeba | 3346 | West Africa Mountains | | | 150. | Central African Republic | Mont Ngaoui | 4626 | West Africa Mountains | | | 116. | French Polynesia | Mont Orohena | 7352 | Polynesia | | | 144. | New Caledonia | Mont Panié | 5341 | Melanesia | | | 200. | Wallis and Futuna | Mont Puke | 1719 | Melanesia | | | 141. | Ivory Coast | Mont Richard-Molard | 5748 | West Africa Mountains | | | 141. | Guinea | Mont Richard-Molard | 5748 | West Africa Mountains | | | 151. | Martinique | Montagne Pelée | 4577 | Caribbean Area | | | 34. | Switzerland | Monte Rosa | 15,203 | Alps | 1993-07-18 | | 190. | San Marino | Monte Titano | 2425 | Italian Peninsula and Islands | | | 225. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 787 | Appalachian Mountains | | | 149. | Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 4747 | Caribbean Area | | | 220. | Saint Barthelemy | Morne du Vitet | 938 | Caribbean Area | | | 179. | Seychelles | Morne Seychellois | 2969 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 96. | Angola | Moro de Môco | 8596 | Southern Africa | | | 180. | Ghana | Mount Afadjoto | 2904 | West Africa Mountains | | | 243. | Bahamas | Mount Alvernia | 207 | Caribbean Area | | | 73. | Philippines | Mount Apo | 9692 | Philippines | | | 25. | Turkey | Mount Ararat | 16,854 | Anatolia | 2008-07-03 | | 216. | Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 1047 | New Zealand | | | 106. | Mozambique | Mount Binga | 7992 | Southern Africa | | | 49. | New Zealand | Mount Cook | 12,316 | New Zealand | | | 1. | China | Mount Everest | 29,029 | Himalaya | 2001-05-23 | | 1. | Nepal | Mount Everest | 29,029 | Himalaya | 2001-05-23 | | 175. | Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 3117 | Caribbean Area | | | 214. | Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 1115 | Caribbean Area | | | 23. | Kenya | Mount Kenya | 17,057 | East Africa Mountains | | | 117. | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 7310 | Great Dividing Range | 1999-10-12 | | 207. | Guam | Mount Lamlam | 1332 | Micronesia | | | 16. | Canada | Mount Logan | 19,541 | Alaska-Yukon Ranges | | | 15. | United States | Mount McKinley | 20,320 | Alaska-Yukon Ranges | 1995-07-08 | | 161. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mount Misery | 3793 | Caribbean Area | | | 224. | Palau | Mount Ngerchelchauus | 794 | Micronesia | | | 208. | Antigua and Barbuda | Mount Obama | 1319 | Caribbean Area | | | 77. | South Georgia | Mount Paget | 9564 | Southeast South America | | | 112. | Solomon Islands | Mount Popomanaseu | 7661 | Melanesia | | | 85. | Guyana | Mount Roraima-Guyana High Point | 9094 | Guiana Highlands | | | 201. | British Virgin Islands | Mount Sage | 1709 | Caribbean Area | | | 185. | Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 2756 | Caribbean Area | | | 182. | Saba | Mount Scenery | 2854 | Caribbean Area | | | 26. | Congo DRC | Mount Stanley | 16,762 | East Africa Mountains | 2011-01-17 | | 26. | Uganda | Mount Stanley | 16,762 | East Africa Mountains | 2011-01-17 | | 191. | Falkland Islands | Mount Usborne | 2313 | Southeast South America | | | 155. | Fiji Islands | Mount Victoria | 4344 | Melanesia | | | 37. | Papua New Guinea | Mount Wilhelm | 14,793 | New Guinea | 2002-08-24 | | 152. | Liberia | Mount Wuteve | 4528 | West Africa Mountains | | | 127. | Djibouti | Moussa Ali | 6631 | Ethiopian Highlands | | | 165. | Bangladesh | Mowdok Mual | 3451 | Southeast Asia | | | 211. | Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 1168 | Malay Archipelago | | | 75. | Bulgaria | Musala | 9596 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 241. | Nauru | Nauru High Point | 213 | Micronesia | | | 237. | Navassa | Navassa High Point | 253 | Caribbean Area | | | 12. | Peru | Nevado Huascarán | 22,133 | Andes | 1990-06-23 | | 13. | Bolivia | Nevado Sajama | 21,463 | Andes | 1991-08-21 | | 143. | Svalbard | Newtontoppen | 5620 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 187. | Micronesia | Ngihneni | 2595 | Micronesia | | | 240. | Niue | Niue High Point | 223 | Polynesia | | | 7. | Afghanistan | Nowshak | 24,580 | Central Asia Ranges | | | 11. | Chile | Ojos del Salado | 22,615 | Andes | 1995-01-29 | | 188. | Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | 2559 | Mid-Atlantic Islands | | | 76. | Greece | Olympus | 9570 | Balkan Peninsula | | | 129. | Cyprus | Olympus | 6401 | Levant Ranges | | | 89. | North Korea | Paektu-san | 9003 | Korea-Amur Area | | | 212. | Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | 1138 | Polynesia | | | 186. | Mauritius | Petite Rivière Noire Peak | 2717 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 140. | Cambodia | Phnom Aural | 5948 | Southeast Asia | | | 82. | Laos | Phou Bia | 9285 | Southeast Asia | | | 114. | Libya | Pic Bette | 7434 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 74. | Andorra | Pic de Coma Pedrosa | 9656 | Iberian Peninsula | 2011-06-30 | | 91. | Haiti | Pic la Selle | 8793 | Caribbean Area | | | 206. | Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | 1378 | Caribbean Area | | | 111. | Portugal | Pico Alto | 7713 | Mid-Atlantic Islands | | | 28. | Venezuela | Pico Bolívar | 16,342 | Andes | 1989-01-08 | | 19. | Colombia | Pico Cristóbal Colón | 18,950 | Coastal South America | | | 70. | Brazil | Pico da Neblina | 9823 | Guiana Highlands | | | 83. | Cape Verde | Pico de Cano | 9281 | Mid-Atlantic Islands | | | 21. | Mexico | Pico de Orizaba | 18,491 | Central Mexican Ranges | 1999-01-10 | | 67. | Equatorial Guinea | Pico de Santa Isabel | 9869 | West Africa Mountains | | | 125. | Sao Tome and Principe | Pico de São Tomé | 6640 | West Africa Mountains | | | 50. | Spain | Pico de Teide | 12,198 | Mid-Atlantic Islands | 2009-06-16 | | 61. | Dominican Republic | Pico Duarte | 10,164 | Caribbean Area | 2006-06-24 | | 121. | Nicaragua | Pico Mogotón | 6909 | Central America Ranges | 2005-04-10 | | 128. | Cuba | Pico Turquino | 6476 | Caribbean Area | 2006-04-23 | | 103. | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 8281 | Indian Subcontinent | | | 6. | Tajikistan | Pik Ismail Samani | 24,590 | Central Asia Ranges | | | 8. | Kyrgyzstan | Pik Pobeda | 24,406 | Tien Shan | | | 63. | Reunion | Piton des Neiges | 10,075 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 235. | Qatar | Qatar High Point | 272 | Arabian Peninsula | | | 124. | Saint Helena | Queen Mary's Peak | 6759 | Mid-Atlantic Islands | | | 62. | Lebanon | Qurnat as Sawdā’ | 10,131 | Levant Ranges | | | 71. | East Timor | Ramelau | 9721 | Malay Archipelago | | | 35. | Ethiopia | Ras Dashen Terara | 14,872 | Ethiopian Highlands | 2011-01-06 | | 205. | Gibraltar | Rock of Gibraltar | 1398 | Iberian Peninsula | | | 104. | Poland | Rysy-North Peak | 8199 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 68. | Malawi | Sapitwa Peak | 9852 | Southern Africa | | | 167. | Northern Cyprus | Selvili Tepe | 3360 | Levant Ranges | | | 198. | Senegal | Senegal High Point | 1906 | West Africa Mountains | | | 108. | Somalia | Shimbiris | 7927 | Ethiopian Highlands | | | 24. | Georgia | Shkhara | 17,037 | Caucasus Mountains | 1998-07-29 | | 192. | Belgium | Signal de Botrange | 2277 | Northwest Europe | 2011-03-09 | | 209. | Curaçao | Sint Christoffelberg | 1220 | Caribbean Area | | | 181. | Faroe Islands | Slaettaratindur | 2894 | Scandinavia-European Arctic | | | 196. | Isle of Man | Snaefell | 2037 | Northwest Europe | | | 145. | Czech Republic | Sněžka | 5256 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 65. | Eritrea | Soira | 9902 | Ethiopian Highlands | | | 178. | Montserrat | Soufriere Hills Volcano | 2999 | Caribbean Area | | | 217. | Estonia | Suur Munamagi | 1043 | Eastern Europe Ranges | | | 133. | Vanuatu | Tabwémasana | 6165 | Melanesia | | | 78. | Algeria | Tahat | 9541 | Sahara Desert Ranges | | | 174. | Hong Kong | Tai Mo Shan | 3140 | East China | | | 195. | Benin | Tanekas | 2103 | West Africa Mountains | | | 39. | Mongolia | Tavan Bogd Uul | 14,350 | Mongolia Ranges | | | 194. | Cook Islands | Te Manga | 2142 | Polynesia | | | 189. | Burkina Faso | Téna Kourou | 2451 | West Africa Mountains | | | 54. | Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 11,424 | Southern Africa | | | 246. | Cayman Islands | The Bluff | 141 | Caribbean Area | | | 251. | Tokelau | Tokelau High Point | 16 | Polynesia | | | 238. | Bermuda | Town Hill | 249 | Caribbean Area | | | 80. | Slovenia | Triglav | 9396 | Alps | | | 251. | Tuvalu | Tuvalu High Point | 16 | Melanesia | | | 33. | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan High Point | 15,233 | Central Asia Ranges | | | 215. | Netherlands | Vaalserberg | 1053 | Northwest Europe | 2003-05-21 | | 239. | Vatican City | Vatican High Point | 236 | Italian Peninsula and Islands | 1992-06-25 | | 29. | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 16,050 | West Antarctica Ranges | 2000-12-08 | | 55. | Panama | Volcán Barú | 11,401 | Central America Ranges | 1989-12-05 | | 14. | Ecuador | Volcán Chimborazo | 20,561 | Andes | 1997-01-14 | | 36. | Rwanda | Volcan Karisimbi | 14,826 | East Africa Mountains | | | 40. | Guatemala | Volcán Tajumulco | 13,845 | Central America Ranges | 1987-12-21 | | 168. | Palestinian Authority | West Bank High Point | 3346 | Levant Ranges | | | 254. | Maldives | Wilingili Island High Point | 10 | Indian Ocean Islands | | | 45. | Taiwan | Yushan | 12,966 | East China | 2010-03-20 | | 119. | Zambia | Zambia High Point | 7100 | Southern Africa | | | 72. | Germany | Zugspitze | 9718 | Alps | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThe list of country high points is one of the most fundamental highpoint lists that can be generated. However, there are two main difficulties with coming up with a master list of the world's nation summits. The first is defining a consistent, reliable list of countries--on this web site, an attempt was made to do just that (Click here for a detailled explanation of how the list of 247 countries was generated). The second issue is that many countries are very low-lying and have no discernable mountains or hills at all. This is a particular problem for many countries made up of coral atolls.
This list represents my best attempt to come up with a comprehensive list of 249 country high points. I am sure that there are many errors and that the list will evolve with time.
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