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This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Africa . Also shown is Mount Catherine in Sinai, Egypt which is not geographically part of Africa. Not listed here are the 5 Ultras of the Canaries and Madeira which are off the African Coast but listed under Europe .
No
Peak
Country
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Toubkal
Morocco
4,167
3,755
412
2
M'Goun
Morocco
4,071
1,904
2167
3
Tidirhine (Rif )
Morocco
2,456
1,901
555
4
Lalla Khedidja
Algeria
2,308
1,720
588
5
Jbel Bou Naceur
Morocco
3,340
1,642
1698
6
Djebel Chélia
Algeria
2,328
1,612
716
7
Morocco
3,615
1,609
2006
Mountain ranges of the Sahara [ ]
No
Peak
Country
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
(-)
Mount Catherine
Egypt
2,629
2,404
225
1
Shaiyb al-Banat
Egypt
2,187
1,787
440
Cameroon Line [ ]
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
Ethiopian Highland [ ]
No
Peak
Country
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Ras Dashen
Ethiopia
4,533
3,980
553
2
Tullu Dimtu
Ethiopia
4,400
2,527
1873
3
Ch'ok'e
Ethiopia
4,100
2,225
1875
4
Ethiopia
3,418
2,208
1210
5
Ethiopia
4,270
2,061
2209
6
Ethiopia
3,568
2,013
1555
7
Eritrea
2,248
1,920
328
8
Mount Abuna Yosef
Ethiopia
4,260
1,909
2351
9
Ethiopia
3,359
1,859
1770
10
Tulu Welel
Ethiopia
3,301
1,742
1559
11
Ethiopia
2,560
1,690
870
12
Ethiopia
3,358
1,630
1728
13
Ethiopia
3,405
1,610
1795
14
Moussa Ali
Djibouti / Eritrea / Ethiopia
2,021
1,607
414
15
Ethiopia
4,195
1,605
2590
16
Ethiopia
2,731
1,601
1130
17
Karkoor
Somalia
2,120
1,598
522
18
Dubbi
Ethiopia
3,950
1,550
2400
19
Guna Terara
Ethiopia
4,120
1,510
2610
20
Ethiopia
3,240
1,510
1730
21
Ethiopia
3,405
1,502
1903
Surrounding Western Rift Valley [ ]
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 / Democratic Republic of the Congo
4,507
3,312
1195
3
Kinyeti
South Sudan
3,187
2,120
1067
4
South Sudan
2,623
1,730
893
5
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,725
1,604
1121
6
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3,480
1,592
1888
7
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
Kenya / Uganda
4,321
2,458
1863
5
Mulanje Massif
Malawi
3,002
2,319
683
6
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
Tanzania
2,858
1,770
1088
13
Kenya
3,334
1,759
1575
14
Mount Namuli
Mozambique
2,419
1,757
662
15
Tanzania
2,464
1,750
714
16
Tanzania
2,300
1,730
570
17
Mount Kadam
Uganda
3,063
1,690
1373
18
Tanzania
2,980
1,688
1292
19
Cherang'any Hills
Kenya
3,530
1,572
2009
20
Mount Kulal
Kenya
2,285
1,542
743
21
Tanzania
2,279
1,529
750
22
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
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
Comoros (Anjouan )
1,595
1,595
0
Sources [ ]
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