Africa's 4000+ meter peaks

Africa's 4000+ meter peaks

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Africa's 4000 Meter Peaks

These are all the 4000+ meter peaks in Africa that have over 400 meters prominence. Selected peaks with less than 400 meters prominence are still listed, but unranked. Peaks with mountain pages and photographs are in bold and linked.

Rank Mountain Height Prominence Range Country
1 Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Pk) 5895 5885 Kilimanjaro Tanzania
- Kilimanjaro (Gilmans Pt) 5685 ? Kilimanjaro Tanzania
2 Mount Kenya (Batian) 5199 3825 Mount Kenya Kenya
- Mount Kenya (Nelion Pk) 5188 138 Mount Kenya Kenya
3 Mawenzi (Hans Meyer Pk) 5148 850 Kilimanjaro Tanzania
4 Mount Stanley (Margherita Pk) 5109 3951 Rwenzori DR Congo
- Mount Stanley (Alexandra Pk) 5092 ? Rwenzori DR Congo
- Mount Stanley (Albert Pk) 5088 ? Rwenzori DR Congo
- Mount Kenya (Lenana) 4985 130 Mount Kenya Kenya
- Mount Stanley (Savoia Peak) 4977 110 Rwenzori Uganda
- Mount Stanley (Elena Peak) 4969 ? Rwenzori Uganda
- Mount Kenya (Pt Piggot) 4957 207 Mount Kenya Kenya
- Mount Kenya (Pt Thompson) 4955 ? Mount Kenya Kenya
5 Mount Speke (Vittorio Emanuele Pk) 4890 720 Rwenzori Uganda
6 Kiyanja/Mount Baker (Edward Pk) 4844 507 Rwenzori Uganda
7 Mount Emin (Umberto Pk) 4798 495 Rwenzori DR Congo
8 Mount Gessi (Iolanda Pk) 4715 565 Rwenzori Uganda
- Mount Luigi di Savoia (Sella Peak) 4627 345 Rwenzori Uganda
9 Mount Meru 4566 3170 Mount Meru Tanzania
10 Ras Dashen 4550 3997 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
11 Karisimbi 4507 3312 Virunga Mountains DR Congo/Rwanda
- Ancua/Ankwa/Weynobar 4462 380 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
12 Kidis Yared/Silki 4453 730 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
13 Mikeno 4437 1190 Virunga Mountains DR Congo
14 Bwahit 4437 810 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
- Talo 4413 ? Semien Mountains Ethiopia
15 Portal Peaks (Kihuma) 4391 565 Rwenzori Uganda
16 Tullu Demtu 4377 2527 Bale Mountains Ethiopia
17 Mount Elgon (Wagagai) 4321 2458 Mount Elgon Uganda
- Mount Elgon (Sudek) 4302 151 Mount Elgon Kenya/Uganda
18 Amba Farit 4270 2061 Kollo Massif Ethiopia
19 Abune Yosef/Guliba Amba 4260 1909 Lasta Massif Ethiopia
- Mount Elgon (Koitobos) 4222 ? Mount Elgon Kenya
- Ioll/Yoll 4220 350 Kollo Massif Ethiopia
- Mount Elgon (Mubiyi) 4211 ? Mount Elgon Uganda
20 Bada 4195 1605 Arsi Mountains Ethiopia
21 Kaka/Kecha/K'ech'a/Chiqe 4193 1215 Arsi Mountains Ethiopia
22 Jbel Toubkal 4167 3755 Toubkal Atlas Morocco
- Mount Elgon (Masaba) 4161 ? Mount Elgon Uganda
23 Muhavura 4127 1530 Virunga Mountains Rwanda/Uganda
24 Hey/Hay 4125 660 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
25 Guna 4120 1510 Guna Massif Ethiopia
26 Choqa/Choke/ Birhan 4100 2225 Choqa Mountains Ethiopia
27 Ouanoukrim 4089 425 Toubkal Atlas Morocco
28 Chilalo 4071 610 Arsi Mountains Ethiopia
29 Mount Cameroon 4070 3931 Cameroon line Cameroon
30 Inatye 4070 500 Semien Mountains Ethiopia
31 Ighil Mgoun (M'Goun) 4068 1904 Central High Atlas Morocco
- Afella 4043 143 Central High Atlas Morocco
32 Weshema 4030 420 Bale Mountains Ethiopia
- Akioud 4030 65 Toubkal Atlas Morocco
- Toubkal SW 4030 80 Toubkal Atlas Morocco
- Abuyemeda 4012 ? Kollo Massif Ethiopia
33 Lesatima 4001 2081 Aberdare Range Kenya
34 Iferouane/Djbel n'Tarourt 4001 892 Toubkal Atlas Morocco

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Children

Children refers to the set of objects that logically fall under a given object. For example, the Aconcagua mountain page is a child of the 'Aconcagua Group' and the 'Seven Summits.' The Aconcagua mountain itself has many routes, photos, and trip reports as children.