List of European ultra-prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres or 4,900 feet. The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; note that the elevation of any peak is the sum of its prominence and col.
European peaks by prominence

No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Elbrus | ![]() |
5,642 | 4,741 | 901 |
2 | Mont Blanc | ![]() ![]() |
4,810 | 4,697 | 113 |
3 | Mount Etna | ![]() |
3,329 | 3,329 | 0 |
4 | Mulhacén | ![]() |
3,479 | 3,285 | 194 |
5 | Aneto | ![]() |
3,404 | 2,812 | 592 |
6 | Monte Cinto | ![]() |
2,706 | 2,706 | 0 |
7 | Corno Grande | ![]() |
2,912 | 2,476 | 436 |
8 | Musala | ![]() |
2,925 | 2,473 | 432 |
9 | Mount Ida | ![]() |
2,456 | 2,456 | 0 |
10 | Grossglockner | ![]() |
3,798 | 2,423 | 1375 |
The above European Top 10 list excludes peaks on lands and islands that are part of European countries but are outside or on the limits of the European subcontinent and its tectonic and geographic boundaries, like Teide (with prominence of 3718m), Tenerife Island, Spain; Belukha peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia (with prominence of 3343m); and Piton des Neiges (with prominence of 3069m), Reunión, France.
For ease of reference, the complete list below is divided into sections. Islands in the Atlantic, like Azores and Iceland, the Arctic archipelagos of Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and Novaya Zemlya, Mediterranean Sicily and the other Mediterranean islands, territories of European countries, have also been included as sections (with the exception of Greenland), and are taken into account for the Top 10 List, although being somehow on the European boundaries. Mount Etna active volcano is somehow on, or just outside the boundaries of the Eurasian Plate, resting on the subduction boundary where the African tectonic plate is being pushed under the Eurasian plate, but geographically is part of Europe, and is also included in the Top 10 list.
The sections include peaks on the African Plate, the Canary Islands and Madeira, and some peaks on or just outside the European boundaries located in the Caucasus Mountains (European Russia and the Caucasus states) and the Ural Mountains, both forming the geographic boundaries between the Europe and Asia, but those last mentioned aren’t included in the Top 10 List. Mount Narodnaya, the highest peak in the Ural Mountans, is on the main watershed ridge, so on the limits of Europe, and cannot be considered a strictly European mountain and peak. Mount Elbrus is a dormant stratovolcano, forming part of the Caucasus Mountains, and geographically it is laying entirely in Europe and Russia, 20 km (12 mi) north of the main ridge and watershed of the Greater Caucasus, considered as the one that is forming the limits of Europe, that also forms great part of the length of the border between Russia and Georgia.[1] Mount Bazardüzü, also in the Caucasus, has a prominence of 2454 meters, but is located on the limit between Europe and Asia, on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan, so it cannot be considered a strictly European Mountain and peak.
Alps
Apennines, Italian peninsula and neighbouring islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Etna | ![]() |
3,329 | 3,329 | 0 |
2 | Monte Cinto | ![]() |
2,706 | 2,706 | 0 |
3 | Corno Grande | ![]() |
2,912 | 2,476 | 436 |
4 | Punta La Marmora | ![]() |
1,834 | 1,834 | 0 |
5 | Monte Amaro | ![]() |
2,795 | 1,812 | 983 |
6 | Monte Dolcedorme | ![]() |
2,267 | 1,715 | 552 |
7 | Montalto | ![]() |
1,955 | 1,709 | 246 |
8 | Monte Cimone | ![]() |
2,165 | 1,577 | 588 |
Arctic islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beerenberg | ![]() |
2,277 | 2,277 | 0 |
2 | Newtontoppen | ![]() |
1,717 | 1,717 | 0 |
3 | Novaya Zemlya HP | ![]() |
1,549 | 1,549 | 0 |
Atlantic islands
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Teide | ![]() |
3,718 | 3,718 | 0 |
2 | Roque de los Muchachos | ![]() |
2,423 | 2,423 | 0 |
3 | Mount Pico | ![]() |
2,351 | 2,351 | 0 |
4 | Hvannadalshnúkur | ![]() |
2,110 | 2,110 | 0 |
5 | Pico de las Nieves | ![]() |
1,949 | 1,949 | 0 |
6 | Pico Ruivo | ![]() |
1,861 | 1,861 | 0 |
7 | Pico de Malpaso | ![]() |
1,501 | 1,501 | 0 |
Balkan Peninsula

No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Musala | ![]() |
2,925 | 2,473 | 452 |
2 | Mount Olympus (Mytikas) | ![]() |
2,917[2][3] | 2,353[4] | 564 |
3 | Mount Korab | ![]() ![]() |
2,764 | 2,169 | 595 |
5 | Maja Jezercë | ![]() |
2,694 | 2,036 | 658 |
6 | Mount Athos | ![]() |
2,030 | 2,012 | 18 |
7 | Mount Ossa | ![]() |
1,978 | 1,854 | 124 |
8 | Nemërçkë (Maja e Papingut) | ![]() |
2,482 | 1,792 | 690 |
9 | Vihren | ![]() |
2,914 | 1,783[5] | 1131 |
10 | Pangaion Hills | ![]() |
1,956 | 1,773 | 183 |
11 | Kajmakchalan | ![]() ![]() |
2,528 | 1,758 | 770 |
12 | Smolikas | ![]() |
2,637 | 1,736 | 901 |
13 | Mount Giona | ![]() |
2,510 | 1,702 | 808 |
14 | Jakupica | ![]() |
2,540 | 1,666 | 874 |
15 | Maja e Këndrevicës | ![]() |
2,121 | 1,666 | 455 |
16 | Radomir | ![]() ![]() |
2,031 | 1,595 | 436 |
17 | Mount Parnassus | ![]() |
2,457 | 1,590 | 867 |
18 | Botev Peak | ![]() |
2,376 | 1,567 | 809 |
19 | Mali i Çikës | ![]() |
2,044 | 1,563 | 481 |
20 | Maja e Valamarës | ![]() |
2,373 | 1,526 | 847 |
21 | Pelister | ![]() |
2,601 | 1,516 | 1085 |
22 | Psili Koryfi | ![]() |
1,589 | 1,514 | 75 |
Carpathian Mountains
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerlachovský štít | ![]() |
2,655 | 2,356 | 300 |
2 | Parângu Mare | ![]() |
2,519 | 2,103 | 416 |
3 | Moldoveanu Peak | ![]() |
2,544 | 2,046 | 498 |
4 | Peleaga | ![]() |
2,509 | 1,759 | 750 |
5 | Pietrosul Rodnei[6] | ![]() |
2,303 | 1,565 | 738 |
Caucasus Mountains


No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Elbrus | ![]() |
5,642 | 4,741 | 901 |
2 | Mount Bazarduzu | ![]() ![]() |
4,466 | 2,454 | 2012 |
3 | Mount Kazbek | ![]() ![]() |
5,034 | 2,353 | 2681 |
4 | Tebulosmta | ![]() ![]() |
4,493 | 2,145 | 2348 |
5 | Dykh-Tau | ![]() |
5,205 | 2,002 | 3203 |
6 | Dyultydag | ![]() |
4,127 | 1,834 | 2293 |
7 | Gora Addala Shukgelmezr | ![]() |
4,152 | 1,792 | 2360 |
8 | Gora Shan | ![]() ![]() |
4,451 | 1,775 | 2676 |
The boundary between Europe and Asia is following the main ridge of the Caucasus Mountains, also forming most of the border between Russia and Georgia. From the above listed 8 peaks, four (Mount Elbrus, Dykh-Tau, Dyultydag, Gora Addala Shukgelmezr) are entirely in Europe, and four are on the border itself and so are both in Europe and Asia.
Crimea
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roman-Kosh | ![]() ![]() |
1,545 | 1,541 | 4 |
Greek islands and Peloponnese
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Ida | ![]() |
2,456 | 2,456 | 0 |
2 | Taygetus | ![]() |
2,404 | 2,344 | 60 |
3 | Lefka Ori | ![]() |
2,453 | 2,038 | 415 |
4 | Mount Kyllini | ![]() |
2,376 | 1,870 | 506 |
5 | Dikti | ![]() |
2,148 | 1,798 | 350 |
6 | Dirfi | ![]() |
1,743 | 1,743 | 0 |
7 | Mount Ainos | ![]() |
1,628 | 1,628 | 0 |
8 | Fengari | ![]() |
1,611 | 1,611 | 0 |
Iberian Peninsula

No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mulhacén | ![]() |
3,479 | 3,285 | 194 |
2 | Aneto | ![]() |
3,404 | 2,812 | 592 |
3 | Torre de Cerredo | ![]() |
2,648 | 1,931 | 717 |
4 | Pico Almanzor | ![]() |
2,592 | 1,690 | 902 |
Massif Central
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puy de Sancy | ![]() |
1,885 | 1,578 | 307 |
Scandinavia
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Galdhøpiggen | ![]() |
2,469 | 2,372 | 97 |
2 | Kebnekaise | ![]() |
2,099 | 1,740 | 359 |
3 | Jiehkkevárri | ![]() |
1,834 | 1,741 | 93 |
4 | Snøhetta | ![]() |
2,286 | 1,675 | 611 |
5 | Store Lenangstind | ![]() |
1,624 | 1,576 | 48 |
6 | Sarektjåhkkå | ![]() |
2,089 | 1,519 | 570 |
Ural Mountains
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Narodnaya | ![]() |
1,894 | 1,772 | 123 |
2 | Mount Yamantau | ![]() |
1,640 | 1,330 | 310 |
Peaks over 1500 m elevation that miss the 1500-m cutoff

No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taillefer | ![]() |
2,857 | 1,490 | 1367 |
2 | Monte Amiata | ![]() |
1,738 | 1,490 | 248 |
3 | Midžor | ![]() ![]() |
2,169[7] | 1,479 | 690 |
4 | Curcubăta Mare | ![]() |
1,849 | 1,478 | 371 |
5 | Bobotov Kuk | ![]() |
2,522 | 1,477 | 1045 |
6 | Monte Togano | ![]() |
2,301 | 1,474 | 827 |
7 | Pourianos Stavros (Pelion) | ![]() |
1,610 | 1,473 | 137 |
8 | Torrecilla | ![]() |
1,919 | 1,472 | 447 |
9 | Dammastock | ![]() |
3,630 | 1,465 | 2,165 |
10 | Monte Vettore | ![]() |
2,476 | 1,463 | 1013 |
11 | Raucheck | ![]() |
2,430 | 1,463 | 967 |
12 | Haldensteiner Calanda | ![]() |
2,806 | 1,461 | 1,345 |
13 | Gjegnen | ![]() |
1,670 | 1,460 | 210 |
14 | Ruen[8] | ![]() ![]() |
2,251 | 1,416 | 835 |
15 | Cherni Vrah[9] | ![]() |
2,290 | 1,259 | 1031 |
Highest European ultra-prominent peaks
List of the highest European ultra-prominent peaks (elevation above 2,900 m and prominence above 1,500 m):
No | Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Elbrus | ![]() |
5,642 | 4,741 | 901 |
2 | Dykh-Tau | ![]() |
5,205 | 2,002 | 3203 |
3 | Mont Blanc | ![]() ![]() |
4,810 | 4,697 | 113 |
4 | Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) |
![]() |
4,634 | 2,165 | 2469 |
5 | Grand Combin | ![]() |
4,314 | 1,517 | 2797 |
6 | Finsteraarhorn | ![]() |
4,274 | 2,280 | 1994 |
7 | Gora Addala Shukgelmezr | ![]() |
4,152 | 1,792 | 2360 |
8 | Dyultydag | ![]() |
4,127 | 1,834 | 2293 |
9 | Barre des Écrins | ![]() |
4,102 | 2,045 | 2057 |
10 | Gran Paradiso | ![]() |
4,061 | 1,891 | 2170 |
11 | Piz Bernina | ![]() |
4,049 | 2,234 | 1815 |
12 | Ortler | ![]() |
3,905 | 1,953 | 1952 |
13 | Monte Viso | ![]() |
3,841 | 2,062 | 1779 |
14 | Grossglockner | ![]() |
3,798 | 2,423 | 1375 |
15 | Wildspitze | ![]() |
3,768 | 2,261 | 1507 |
16 | Tödi | ![]() |
3,614 | 1,570 | 2044 |
17 | Presanella | ![]() |
3,558 | 1,676 | 1882 |
18 | Mulhacén | ![]() |
3,479 | 3,285 | 194 |
19 | Piz Kesch | ![]() |
3,418 | 1,502 | 1916 |
20 | Aneto | ![]() |
3,404 | 2,812 | 592 |
21 | Marmolada | ![]() |
3,343 | 2,131 | 1212 |
22 | Mount Etna | ![]() |
3,329 | 3,329 | 0 |
23 | Monte Antelao | ![]() |
3,264 | 1,735 | 1529 |
24 | Dents du Midi | ![]() |
3,257 | 1,796 | 1461 |
25 | Cima Tosa | ![]() |
3,173 | 1,521 | 1652 |
26 | Pizzo di Coca | ![]() |
3,050 | 1,878 | 1172 |
27 | Hoher Dachstein | ![]() |
2,995 | 2,136 | 859 |
28 | Zugspitze | ![]() ![]() |
2,962 | 1,746 | 1216 |
29 | Hochkönig | ![]() |
2,941 | 2,181 | 760 |
30 | Musala[10] | ![]() |
2,925 | 2,473 | 432 |
31 | Mount Olympus (Mytikas) | ![]() |
2,917[11][12] | 2,353[13] | 564 |
32 | Vihren | ![]() |
2,915 | 1,784[14] | 1131 |
33 | Corno Grande | ![]() |
2,912 | 2,476 | 436 |
See also
- Most isolated major summits of Europe
- List of the highest European ultra-prominent peaks
- Southernmost glacial mass in Europe
References
- "CIA World Factbook – Russia, Geography". US CIA. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Olympus-mountain-Greece
- https://www.discovergreece.com/en/mainland/macedonia/olympos
- https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10335
- http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europe_finest.html
- https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13254
- https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10352
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Olympus-mountain-Greece
- https://www.discovergreece.com/en/mainland/macedonia/olympos
- https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10335
External links
Sourced from peaklist.org;