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This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Africa.
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Jbel Toubkal
|
Morocco
|
4,167
|
3,755
|
412
|
2
|
M'Goun
|
Morocco
|
4,071
|
1,904
|
2167
|
3
|
Koudiet Tirbirhine
|
Morocco
|
2,456
|
1,901
|
555
|
4
|
Lalla Khedidja
|
Algeria
|
2,308
|
1,720
|
588
|
5
|
Adrar Bou Nasser
|
Morocco
|
3,340
|
1,642
|
1698
|
6
|
Djebel Chélia
|
Algeria
|
2,328
|
1,612
|
716
|
7
|
Jbel Igdet
|
Morocco
|
3,615
|
1,609
|
2006
|
Mountain ranges of the Sahara
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Mount Cameroon
|
Cameroon
|
4,070
|
3,931
|
139
|
2
|
Pico Basilé
|
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
|
3,011
|
3,011
|
0
|
3
|
Mount Oku
|
Cameroon
|
3,011
|
2,491
|
520
|
4
|
Pico de São Tomé
|
São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé)
|
2,024
|
2,024
|
0
|
5
|
Gran Caldera de Luba
|
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
|
2,261
|
1,539
|
722
|
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Ras Dashen
|
Ethiopia
|
4,533
|
3,980
|
553
|
2
|
Tullu Deemtu
|
Ethiopia
|
4,400
|
2,527
|
1873
|
3
|
Ch'ok'e
|
Ethiopia
|
4,100
|
2,225
|
1875
|
4
|
Argun
|
Ethiopia
|
3,418
|
2,208
|
1210
|
5
|
Amba Farit
|
Ethiopia
|
4,270
|
2,061
|
2209
|
6
|
Guge
|
Ethiopia
|
3,568
|
2,013
|
1555
|
7
|
Ramlo
|
Eritrea
|
2,248
|
1,920
|
328
|
8
|
Mount Abuna Yosef
|
Ethiopia
|
4,260
|
1,909
|
2351
|
9
|
Tulu Welel
|
Ethiopia
|
3,301
|
1,742
|
1559
|
10
|
Mount Smith
|
Ethiopia
|
2,560
|
1,690
|
870
|
11
|
Aggio
|
Ethiopia
|
3,358
|
1,630
|
1728
|
12
|
Argun North
|
Ethiopia
|
3,405
|
1,610
|
1795
|
13
|
Moussa Ali Terara
|
Djibouti / Eritrea
|
2,021
|
1,607
|
414
|
14
|
Bada
|
Ethiopia
|
4,195
|
1,605
|
2590
|
15
|
Belaya
|
Ethiopia
|
2,731
|
1,601
|
1130
|
16
|
Karkoor
|
Somalia
|
2,120
|
1,598
|
522
|
17
|
Mai Gudo
|
Ethiopia
|
3,359
|
1,859
|
1770
|
18
|
Dubbai
|
Ethiopia
|
3,950
|
1,550
|
2400
|
19
|
Guna Terara
|
Ethiopia
|
4,120
|
1,510
|
2610
|
20
|
Delo
|
Ethiopia
|
3,240
|
1,510
|
1730
|
21
|
Gara Muleta
|
Ethiopia
|
3,405
|
1,502
|
1903
|
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Mount Stanley
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Uganda
|
5,109
|
3,951
|
1158
|
2
|
Mount Karisimbi
|
Rwanda
|
4,507
|
3,312
|
1195
|
3
|
Kinyeti
|
South Sudan
|
3,187
|
2,120
|
1067
|
4
|
Emogadong
|
South Sudan
|
2,623
|
1,730
|
893
|
5
|
Kabobo
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2,725
|
1,604
|
1121
|
6
|
Mont Mohi
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
3,480
|
1,592
|
1888
|
7
|
Wuhevi
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
3,095
|
1,570
|
1525
|
8
|
Mount Muhabura
|
Rwanda / Uganda
|
4,127
|
1,530
|
2597
|
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Mount Kilimanjaro
|
Tanzania
|
5,895
|
5,885
|
10
|
2
|
Mount Kenya
|
Kenya
|
5,199
|
3,825
|
1374
|
3
|
Mount Meru
|
Tanzania
|
4,565
|
3,170
|
1395
|
4
|
Mount Elgon
|
Uganda
|
4,321
|
2,458
|
1863
|
5
|
Mulanje Massif
|
Malawi
|
3,002
|
2,319
|
683
|
6
|
Kimhandu
|
Tanzania
|
2,653
|
2,121
|
532
|
7
|
Mount Satima
|
Kenya
|
4,001
|
2,081
|
1920
|
8
|
Mount Hanang
|
Tanzania
|
3,420
|
2,050
|
1370
|
9
|
Loolmalassin
|
Tanzania
|
3,682
|
2,040
|
1642
|
10
|
Gelai Peak
|
Tanzania
|
2,948
|
1,930
|
1018
|
11
|
Mount Moroto
|
Uganda
|
3,083
|
1,818
|
1265
|
12
|
Kitumbeine Hill
|
Tanzania
|
2,858
|
1,770
|
1088
|
13
|
Chepunyal Hills
|
Kenya
|
3,334
|
1,759
|
1575
|
14
|
Mount Namuli
|
Mozambique
|
2,419
|
1,757
|
662
|
15
|
Shengena
|
Tanzania
|
2,464
|
1,750
|
714
|
16
|
Sungwi
|
Tanzania
|
2,300
|
1,730
|
570
|
17
|
Mount Kadam
|
Uganda
|
3,063
|
1,690
|
1373
|
18
|
Mtorwi
|
Tanzania
|
2,980
|
1,688
|
1292
|
19
|
Mount Kulal
|
Kenya
|
2,285
|
1,542
|
743
|
20
|
Karenga
|
Tanzania
|
2,279
|
1,529
|
750
|
21
|
Mount Ng'iro
|
Kenya
|
2,848
|
1,501
|
1347
|
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Thabana Ntlenyana
|
Lesotho
|
3,482
|
2,390
|
1092
|
2
|
Brandberg Mountain
|
Namibia
|
2,606
|
1,802
|
804
|
3
|
Du Toits Peak
|
South Africa
|
1,995
|
1,730
|
265
|
4
|
Mount Tama
|
Angola
|
2,489
|
1,610
|
879
|
5
|
Seweweekspoortpiek
|
South Africa
|
2,325
|
1,543
|
782
|
6
|
Mount Nyangani
|
Zimbabwe
|
2,592
|
1,515
|
1077
|
7
|
Mount Moco
|
Angola
|
2,620
|
1,510
|
1110
|
Madagascar and surrounding islands
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Piton des Neiges
|
France (Réunion)
|
3,069
|
3,069
|
0
|
2
|
Maromokotro
|
Madagascar
|
2,876
|
2,876
|
0
|
3
|
Mount Karthala
|
Comoros (Grande Comore)
|
2,361
|
2,361
|
0
|
4
|
Pic Boby
|
Madagascar
|
2,658
|
1,875
|
783
|
5
|
Tsiafajavona
|
Madagascar
|
2,643
|
1,663
|
980
|
6
|
Ntingui
|
Comoros (Anjouan)
|
1,595
|
1,595
|
0
|
Sources