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World Isolation Peaks

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Created/Edited: Mar 14, 2007 / Dec 6, 2007

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What is meant by ''World Isolation Peaks''?


This list ranks peaks by isolation, the distance from a given peak to the nearest higher peak.



The top 25 peaks with the biggest distance to a higher 'neighbour' are listed here on this page.

The 'distance in km' represents the distance in kilometers to the 'Nearest Higher Neighbour'!

So check it out: The World Isolation peak-List!

1) Mount everest

 
Northeast Ridge, West Ridge...
 

Distance in km: Infinite
Country: China/Nepal
Height in Meters: 8848
Height in Feet: 29,035

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Maxwell Montes
Height in Meters: 11.000m
Planet: Venus

2)Aconcagua

 
The West face of Aconcagua,...
 

Distance in km: 16520
Country: Argentina
Height in Meters: 6962
Height in Feet:22,841

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Tirich Mir
Height in Meters: 7708
Country: Pakistan

3) Mount McKinley/Denali

 
Kilimanjaro at evening from...
 

Distance in km: 7451
Country: United States
Height in Meters: 6194
Height in Feet: 20,320

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Yanamax
Height in Meters: 6332
Country: China

4) Kilimanjaro

 
The carstensz pyramid summit...
 

Distance in km: 5562
Country: Tanzania
Height in Meters: 5892
Height in Feet: 19,331

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Kuh-E Shasgal
Height in Meters: 6290
Country: Afghanistan

5) Puncak Jaya (Carstenz Pyramid)

 
Team on Vinson between BC & Camp 1
 

Distance in km: 5264
Country: Indonesia
Height in Meters: 4884
Height in Feet: 16,042

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Yulongxue Shan
Height in Meters: 5596
Country: China

6) Vinson Massif

 
Orohena
 

Distance in km: 4911
Country: Antarctica
Height in Meters: 4892
Height in Feet: 16,050

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Cerro Risco Plateado
Height in Meters: 4999
Country: Argentina

7) Mont Orohena

 
Mauna Kea from Saddle Road
 

Distance in km: 4133
Country: French Polynesia
Height in Meters: 2241
Height in Feet: 7352

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Mount Ngauruhoe
Height in Meters: 2287
Country: New Zealand

8) Mauna Kea

 
Mount Cook seen from Lake...
 

Distance in km: 3947
Country: United States
Height in Meters: 4205
Height in Feet: 13,796

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Mount Shasta
Height in Meters: 4317
Country: United States

9) Gunnbjorg Feld

 
The summit of Thabana...
 

Distance in km: 3254
Country: Greenland
Height in Meters: 3694
Height in Feet: 12,118

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Wetterhorn
Height in Meters: 3701
Country: Switzerland

10) Mount Cook

 
Maunga Terevaka (mountain)...
 

Distance in km: 3140
Country: New Zealand
Height in Meters: 3754
Height in Feet: 12,316

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Mount Adam
Height in Meters: 4010
Country: Antarctica

11) Thabana Ntlenyana

 
Mont Blanc upper part from...
 

Distance in km: 3005
Country: Lesotho
Height in Meters: 3482
Height in Feet: 11,424

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Loolmalasin
Height in Meters: 3682
Country: Tanzania

12)Maunga Terevaka

 
view from the top of Piton...
 

Distance in km:2836
Country: Easter Island
Height in Meters:511
Height in Feet: 1676

Nearest Higher Neighbour:Cerro de Los Inocentes
Height in Meters:1650
Country:5430

13) Mont Blanc

 
South and east slopes of...
 

Distance in km: 2814
Country: France/Italy
Height in Meters: 4807
Height in Feet: 15,781

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Elbrus
Height in Meters: 5642
Country: Russia

14) Piton des Neiges

 
Orizaba from part of the way...
 

Distance in km: 2767
Country: Reunion
Height in Meters: 3069
Height in Feet: 10,069

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Giant’s Castle
Height in Meters: 3314
Country: South Africa

15) Klyuchevskaya Sopka

 
Mt. Whitney from the...
 

Distance in km: 2750
Country: Russia
Height in Meters: 4750
Height in Feet: 15,584

Nearest Higher Neighbour Mount Foraker (south Peak):
Height in Meters: 5124
Country: Alaska

16) Pico de Orizaba

 
Mt. Kinabalu - On the top of Borneo
 

Distance in km: 2687
Country: Mexico
Height in Meters: 5636
Height in Feet: 18,491

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Pico Bolivar
Height in Meters: 5775
Country: Colombia

17) Mount Whitney

 
Moon ladscape view over Mt....
 

Distance in km: 2650
Country: United States
Height in Meters: 4417
Height in Feet: 14,491

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Nevado de Toluca
Height in Meters: 4680
Country: Mexico

18) Kinabalu

 
 Pico da bandeira from the...
 

Distance in km: 2523
Country: Malaysia
Height in Meters: 4101
Height in Feet: 13,455

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Ngga Pilimsit
Height in Meters: 4717
Country: Indonesia

19) Elbrus

 
Mount Cameroon
 

Distance in km: 2473
Country: Russia
Height in Meters: 5642
Height in Feet: 18,510

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Pik Agasis
Height in Meters: 5877
Country: Tajikistan

20) Pico da Bandeira

 
Paget Peak
 

Distance in km: 2392
Country: Brazil
Height in Meters: 2890
Height in Feet: 9482

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Cerro Photula Punta
Height in Meters: 4284
Country: Bolivia

21) Mont Cameroun

 
Huascaran from Summit of Pisco
 

Distance in km: 2338
Country: Cameroon
Height in Meters: 4040
Height in Feet: 13,255

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Mikeno
Height in Meters: 4437
Country: Congo Republic

22) Mount Paget

 
Jbel Toubkal - South face...
 

Distance in km: 2269
Country: South Georgia
Height in Meters: 2915
Height in Feet: 9564

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Welch Mountains
Height in Meters: 3015
Country: Antarctica

23) Mauga Silisili

Distance in km: 2245
Country: Samoa
Height in Meters: 1858
Height in Feet: 6096

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Tabwemasana
Height in Meters: 1879
Country: Vanuatu

24) Nevado Huascaran

 
Mount Fuji of the alpenglow...
 

Distance in km: 2196
Country: Peru
Height in Meters: 6746
Height in Feet: 22,133

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Tres Cruces
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Height in Meters: 6748
Country: Argentina/ Chile

25) Jebel Toubkal

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Distance in km: 2078
Country: Morocco
Height in Meters: 4167
Height in Feet: 13,671

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Pic Luigi Amadeo
Height in Meters: 4469
Country: Italy

26) Fuji-San

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Distance in km: 2077
Country: Japan
Height in Meters: 3776
Height in Feet: 12,338

Nearest Higher Neighbour: Hsueh Shan
Height in Meters: 3886
Country: Taiwan

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