This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically.
Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings. Egypt has part of their territory and their high point outside of Africa; their non-African high point are listed with a N/A rank entry underneath their continental peak. On the other hand, Spain has part of their territory and their high point inside of Africa.
One partially recognized country with the highest point in Africa is listed and ranked in Italic. For more details see List of states with limited recognition.
Rank Country Highest point Elevation18Mount Tahat22Morro de Môco52Mont Sokbaro40Otse HillMonalanong Hill is a mountain often considered the highest point of Botswana, with a questioned altitude of 1,494 metres (4,900 feet). This datum comes from the SRTM database just as the 1,491 m for Otse. The error range of these data is significantly higher (approximately 15 m), but a British explorer did a GPS reading on the top of both hills, and his measurement showed Otse slightly higher.51Tena Kourou21Southeast of Mount Heha8Fako on Mount CameroonSome authorities give other elevations for these national high points. For more information, see the appropriate summit pages.20Mount Fogo42Mont Ngaoui12Emi Koussi28Mount KarthalaListed as "Le Kartala" on Peaklist.org Retrieved 27 September 20113Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley45Mont Nabeba37Mont Nimba31Mousa Ali34Gabal Sha'ib El BanatGabal Sha'ib El Banat is the highest peak in the African part of Egypt, while the highest peak of the country is Mount Catherine, located in the Asian part of Egypt.N/AMount Catherine16Pico Basile15Emba Soira36Emlembe5Ras Dashen44Mont BengouéClaims that Mont Iboundji is the highest point and more than 1500 metres high are not supported by SRTM data.55Sare Firasu HillEric Gilbertson, Matthew Gilbertson: Determination of new national highpoints of five African and Asian countries—Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Togo. In: Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 2025, .49Mount Afadja38Mont Nimba54Monte Torin2Batian on Mount Kenya10Thabana Ntlenyana41Mount Wuteve30Bikku Bitti19Maromokotro17Sapitwa (Mulanje Massif)43Hombori Tondo47Kediet ej Jill50Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire7Jbel Toubkal26Monte Binga23Königstein33Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès27Chappal Waddi6Mount Karisimbi32Pico de São Tomé53Baunez ridge near Nepen Diakha48Morne Seychellois"Morne Seychellois" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 2 October 201135Mount Bintumani (Loma Mansa)25ShimbirisShimbiris is also the highest point in 11Mafadi13Kinyeti14Deriba Caldera9Teide1 Mount KilimanjaroHighest point in Africa.46Mont Agou39Jebel ech Chambi4Margherita Peak on Mount StanleyN/ATikhzoukhane29Unnamed location in Mafinga Hills24Mount Nyangani
See also
List of elevation extremes by country List of highest points of Asian countries List of highest points of European countries List of highest points of North American countries List of highest points of Oceanian countries List of highest points of South American countries
References CIA World Factbook 2006 (items marked * have been amended, see for supporting documentation). Both this list and the CIA list may contain further errors. Despite the claim by the CIA that their list was updated in July 2006, none of the errors listed on the talk page have been corrected. World Tops and Bottoms, by Grant Hutchison, 1996, TACit Press, , and subsequent research by the same author, in collaboration with field research by Ginge Fullen. Data supplied by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Information about specific items on talk page
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