Introduction

From Gibraltar to the Bosphorus, from Iceland to the Ural Mountains, from North Cap of Norway to the watershed of the Greater Caucasusian range, Europe: fourty eight countries with fourty eight mountains. Some are just grassy hills, some are high alpine peaks, all hold a special place in the hearts of the states whose highest ground they mark. All of them the target of many ‘mountain collectors’. Here comes a list with all of them, the "daddy" of all ticklists.

This compilation has used some criteria:

- The list goes about summits, not about a country’s high terrain that does not summit (for example, the slopes of a bigger mountain which summit stands in the neighbouring country). Only summits are counted here.

- The list includes ‘shared’ summits. Therefore a summit shared between two countries can be considered the summit of both countries. Example: Mont Blanc, shared between Italy and France. Although, like Mont Blanc, disputes over which country claims a summit can and do arise. For a full and detailed analysis of these disputes I recommend the guidebook , Europe's High Points: Reaching the Summit of Every Country in Europe (Cicerone) which also includes maps and route descriptions.

- Only highest summits within geographical Europe count. Some countries have territory outside geographical Europe (Russia, Turkey, Spain etc). Summits on these territories are not considered in this list, however, they are referred to beneath the list under disputed and alternative peaks. For example: Mt. Ararat in Turkey which is actually in Asia and Mount Teide in the Canary Islands, which although Spanish geographicvally belongs to the African tectonic plate.

- This list does not intend to fall into political discussions, again these are well covered in the available Guide Book. The important thing to remember if you are ticking mountains off is to enjoy it, look at the facts about what constitutes a high point or a European country and use your own judgement to fulfil your ambition. This list includes European countries as recognised by the United Nations. It aims to avoid dominions and break-away republics (such as the Isle of Man, Dagestan and Transistria), although some although by no means all of these are listed in the Disputed Peaks and Alternative High Points table beneath the main table.A special exception is made for Kosovo which is, for all intents and purposes, just about recognised as a state by the UN (with only Russia using its veto to bar full ratification).

The European Highpoints

Country	Summit	Height mtrs/feet	Photo	Comments
Albania	Maja e Korabit	2.764/9.068		shared with Macedonia
Andorra	Coma Pedrosa	2.946/9.655		-
Armenia	Aragats	4.090/13.419		-
Austria	Grossglockner	3.798/12.460		-
Azerbaijan	Baza-Dyuzi	4.480/14.698	no photo yet	-
Belgium	Signal de Botrange	694/2.276		Actually, it is a high plateau without prominence, but the highest point of Belgium
Belarus	Dzerzhinsky	346/1.135	no photo yet	-
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Maglic	2.387/7.831	no photo yet	-
Bulgaria	Musala	2.925/9.596		-
Croatia	Dinara	1.830/6.003		-
Cyprus	Olympos	1.951/6.404		-
Czech Republic	Snezka	1.602m/5.255		Sniezka. This mountain shares its slopes with Poland
Denmark	Slaettaratindur (Faeroe Islands - dominion) or Mollohoj (mainland)	882m or 170m/2.894	no photo yet	-
Estonia	Munamagi	318m/1.042	no photo yet	-
Finland	Halti	1.328/4.356		-
France	Mont Blanc	4.808/15.774		Shared with Italy
Georgia	Shkhara	5.158/16.912		Europe's fourth in height
Germany	Zugspitze	2.962/9.717		-
Greece	Olymbos	2.917/9.570		-
Hungary	Kekes	1.015/3.330	no photo yet	-
Iceland	Hvannadalshukur	2.199/6.952		-
Ireland	Carrauntoohil	1.039/3.409		-
Italy	Mont Blanc	4.808/15.774		shared with France
Latvia	Gaizinkalns	311/1.020	no photo yet	-
Liechtenstein	Grauspitz	2.599/8.527	-	-
Lithuania	Aukstojas	294/964	-	-
Luxembourg	Buurgplaatz	559/1.833		-
Macedonia	Korab	2.764/9.066		shared with Albania
Malta	Ta 'Dmejrek	253/830	no photo yet	-
Moldova	Kodry	429/1.407	no photo yet	-
Monaco	Mont Agel	140/459	-	-
Montenegro	Bovotov?	2.523?	-	The 'youngest' of the European summits after independence from Servia
Netherlands	Vaalserberg	322/1.056		It is a 'drielandenpunt' or point of three countries: Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
Norway	Galdhøpiggen	2.469/8.100		-
Poland	Rysy	2.499/8.187		The NW summit is Poland's highest summit. The main summit (2.503/8.207) falls in Slovakia
Portugal	Serra da Estrela	1.991/6.532	-	-
Romania	Moldoveanu	2.544/8.346		-
Russia	Elbrus	5.633/18.481		Europe's highest mountain. One of the 'Seven Summits'
San Marino	Titano	739/2.423	-	-
Serbia	Djeravica	2.656/8.712		-
Slovakia	Gerlach	2.655/8.709		-
Slovenia	Triglav	2.864/9.395		-
Spain	Mulhacén	3.482/11.408		Spain's highest summit: Teide (3.718/12.198) in Islas Canarias
Sweden	Kebnekaise	2.117/6.946		-
Switzerland	Dufourspitze	4.634/15.203		-
Turkey	Mahya	1.018/3.338	no photo yet	Turkey's highest summit: Ararat (5.137/16.854) in Anatolia
Ukraine	Goveria-Hoverla	2.061/6.762		-
United Kingdom	Ben Nevis	1.343/4.406		-
Vatican City	Vatican Hill	75/246	-	-

European Highpoints Completists

Here follows a list of those who have summitted all of Europe's Highpoints:

PLEASE, CONTACT summitpost user jimorothy TO JOIN THIS LIST.

Known Completists .

The first completist .
A very adventurous British gentlemen who likes to be known as Ginge Fullen . It took him 7 years to achieve this mighty ticklist. He did so in 1999.

You may notice that his climbs do not have, necessarily, to correspond with the summits suggested in this list. For example, Mount Ararat is the highest point of Turkey (a country which is both European and Asian - like Russia). Ararat lies over 2000km inside of Asia and therefore according to the criteria of this list, it is only included in the list above as a disputed/alternative peak. Also, while a couple of new countries have appeared since his bagging days, no one could begrudge him the honour of being the "first": you can only get to the high points of countries that exist at the time of you doing it! (That said, I think he even went off to bag Montenegro when it separated from Serbia all the same). He also has attained the incredible feat of reaching the highest point of every country in Africa! A good old fashioned adventurer!

For more information you can visit his page:

Ginge Fullen

First Female Completist and Third Male.

An intrepid lady called Rachel Crolla completed the list in August 2007 along with her boyfriend Carl McKeating. For Europe's High Point enthusiasts, they have have done us all a favour and written a very detailed and comprehensive guidebook to the pursuit called Europe's High Points: Reaching the Summit in Every Country in Europe published by Cicerone.

More info about the guidebook: Guide Book, Europe's High Points by Rachel Crolla and Carl McKeating

Roderick David Baber climbed all the available 47 European summits in a record time of 835 days, making him the second Britain to do so and the present record holder. He was done with it on August 25th 2000. And is rumoured to have the ambition of getting to the top of each country in the world. He has the dubious honour of being the first person to make a mobile phone call from the summit of Everest!

More info at Rod Baber

First Norwegians

A Norwegian team set out to complete the list above: Sindre Sørhus,Christian Wallin Eek and Sindre Knutsen. Each did so in July 2008. Although one member is intent on adding some of the disputed peaks and has, so far been stuck on the dangerous Mt Skhara. You can follow his progress on summitpost under the alias of Supersindre.

And read about the three Norwegians' exciting exploits and adventures at www.t3m.info

First German

Summitpost member Wolfgang Schaub completed the feat in June 2009. Like many involved in bagging the national high points, Wolfgang has much to say on the subject, describing it as a "weirdy hobby" - which it certainly is.