This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.
Terminology The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col.
For full definitions and explanations of topographic prominence, key col, and parent, see topographic prominence. In particular, the different definitions of the parent of a peak are addressed at length in that article. Height on the other hand simply means elevation of the summit above sea level.
Regarding parents, the prominence parent of peak A can be found by dividing the island or region in question into territories, by tracing the runoff from the key col (mountain pass) of every peak that is more prominent than peak A. The parent is the peak whose territory peak A resides in.
The encirclement parent is found by tracing the contour below peak A's key col and picking the highest mountain in that region. This is easier to determine than the prominence parent; however, it tends to give non-intuitive results for peaks with very low cols such as Jabal Shams which is #110 in the list.
Either sort of parent of a typical very high-prominence peak such as Denali will lie far away from the peak itself, reflecting the independence of the peak.
Most sources (and the table below) define no parent for island and landmass highpoints; others treat Mount Everest as the parent of every such peak with the world ocean as the "key col".
Prominence table
The following table lists the Earth's 125 most topographically prominent summits. Of these, Indonesia has the most, with 13. Close behind it are China and the United States with 12 each.
+ The 125 most topographically prominent summits on EarthNo.PeakRange (or island)LocationCoordinatesFetched from WikidataProminence (m)Height (m)Col (m)Encirclement parentProminence parent1.Mount EverestHimalayas 8,848.868,848.860NoneNone2.AconcaguaAndes 6,960.86,960.80NoneNone3.Denali / Mount McKinleyAlaska Range 6,1556,19035AconcaguaAconcagua4.Mount KilimanjaroEastern Rift mountains 5,8855,89510EverestEverest5.Pico Simón BolívarSierra Nevada de Santa Marta 5,5295,720191AconcaguaAconcagua6.Mount LoganSaint Elias Mountains 5,2505,959709DenaliDenali7.Pico de OrizabaTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 4,9225,636714Mount LoganMount Logan8.Vinson MassifSentinel Range 4,8924,8920NoneNone9.Puncak JayaSudirman Range, New Guinea 4,8844,8840NoneNone10.Mount ElbrusCaucasus Mountains 4,7415,642901EverestEverest11.Mont Blanc/Monte BiancoAlps 4,6954,808113EverestEverest12.Mount DamavandAlborz 4,6675,610943Mount ElbrusMount Elbrus13.Klyuchevskaya SopkaKamchatka 4,6494,750101EverestEverest14.Nanga ParbatHimalayas 4,6088,1253,517EverestEverest15.Mauna KeaHawaii, Hawaiian Islands 4,2054,2050NoneNone16.Jengish ChokusuTian Shan 4,1487,4393,291EverestEverest17.Bogda PeakBogda Shan 4,1225,4451,323EverestEverest18.ChimborazoCordillera Occidental 4,1186,2632,145AconcaguaAconcagua19.Namcha BarwaHimalayas 4,1067,7823,676EverestEverest20.Mount KinabaluCrocker Range, Borneo 4,0954,0950NoneNone21.Mount RainierCascade Range 4,0294,393370DenaliOrizaba22.K2Karakoram 4,0208,6114,594EverestEverest23.Ras DashenSimien Mountains 3,9974,550553KilimanjaroKilimanjaro24.Volcán TajumulcoSierra Madre de Chiapas 3,9804,220240DenaliOrizaba25.Pico BolívarSierra Nevada de Mérida 3,9574,9811,024AconcaguaChimborazo26.Mount FairweatherSaint Elias Mountains 3,9464,671722Mount LoganMount Logan27.YushanYushan Range 3,9523,9520NoneNone28.Mount StanleyRwenzori Mountains 3,9515,1091,158KilimanjaroKilimanjaro29.KanchenjungaHimalayas 3,9228,5864,664EverestEverest30.Tirich MirHindu Kush 3,9087,7083,800EverestK231.Mount CameroonCameroon line 3,9014,040139KilimanjaroStanley32.Mount KenyaEastern Rift mountains 3,8255,1991,374KilimanjaroKilimanjaro33.Mount KerinciBarisan Mountains, Sumatra 3,8053,8050NoneNone34.Mount ErebusRoss Island 3,7943,7940NoneNone35.Mount FujiHonshu 3,7763,7760NoneNone36.ToubkalAtlas Mountains 3,7574,167410KilimanjaroStanley37.Cerro ChirripóCordillera de Talamanca 3,7273,82093AconcaguaChimborazo38.Mount RinjaniLombok, Lesser Sunda Islands 3,7263,7260NoneNone39.Aoraki/Mount CookSouthern Alps 3,7243,7240NoneNone40.TeideTenerife 3,7153,7150NoneNone41.Mount BoisingFinisterre Range 3,7094,150441Puncak JayaPuncak Jaya42.Monte San Valentin Andes 3,6964,058362AconcaguaAconcagua43.Gunnbjørn FjeldWatkins Range 3,6943,6940NoneNone44.Ojos del SaladoAndes 3,6886,8933,205AconcaguaAconcagua45.Semeru Java 3,6763,6760NoneNone46.Ritacuba BlancoCordillera Oriental 3,6455,4101,765AconcaguaChimborazo47.Mount GonggaDaxue Mountains 3,6427,5563,914EverestK248. Mount Ararat Armenian Highlands 3,6115,1371,526 Damavand Damavand49.Kongur Tagh Kongur Shan 3,5857,6494,064EverestK250.Mount Blackburn Wrangell Mountains 3,5354,9961,461Mount LoganMount Logan51.Mount HayesAlaska Range 3,5014,216715DenaliDenali52.Mount LatimojongSulawesi 3,4783,4780NoneNone53.Mount Saint EliasSaint Elias Mountains 3,4485,4892,041Mount LoganMount Logan54.Mount EtnaSicily 3,4033,4030NoneNone55.Ismoil Somoni PeakPamir Mountains 3,4027,4954,093EverestK256.DhaulagiriHimalayas 3,3578,1674,810K2K257.MercedarioCordillera de la Ramada 3,3536,7203,367AconcaguaAconcagua58.LautaroAndes 3,3453,623278AconcaguaAconcagua59.Belukha MountainAltai Mountains 3,3434,5061,163EverestK260.Monte San LorenzoAndes 3,3193,706387AconcaguaAconcagua61.Mount KarisimbiVirunga Mountains 3,3124,5071,195Mount StanleyMount Stanley62.Jabal An-Nabi Shu'aybSarawat Mountains 3,3113,666355EverestArarat63.Mount WaddingtonCoast Mountains 3,2894,019730Mount FairweatherMount Fairweather64.MulhacénSierra Nevada 3,2853,479194Mont BlancMont Blanc65.Mount SlametJava 3,2843,432144SemeruSemeru66.SabalanSabalan 3,2834,8111,528Mount AraratMount Ararat67.Mount Marcus BakerChugach Mountains 3,2693,991747Mount HayesMount Hayes68.Sauyr ZhotasySaur Mountains 3,2523,840588EverestBelukha69.Cerro del BolsónAndes 3,2525,5522,300AconcaguaOjos del Salado70.TomortTian Shan 3,2434,8861,643Bogda FengBogda Feng71.Jade Dragon Snow MountainYun Range 3,2025,5962,394EverestK272.Mount MeruEastern Rift mountains 3,1704,5651,395Mount KenyaMount Kenya73.ShiveluchKamchatka 3,1683,307139KlyuchevskayaKlyuchevskaya74.Nanda DeviHimalayas 3,1397,8174,677K2Dhaulagiri75.IchinskySredinny Range 3,1253,607482KlyuchevskayaKlyuchevskaya76.Mount LawuJava 3,1183,265147SemeruSemeru77.Batura SarKarakoram 3,1187,7954,677K2K278.Mount SipleSiple Island 3,1103,1100NoneNone79.Pico DuarteCordillera Central, Hispaniola 3,0983,0980NoneNone80.ManasluHimalayas 3,0928,1635,071EverestEverest81.Mount WhitneySierra Nevada 3,0734,4181,345OrizabaOrizaba82.Piton des NeigesRéunion 3,0693,0690NoneNone83.RaungJava 3,0693,332263SemeruSemeru84.Xuelian FengTian Shan 3,0686,6273,559Jengish ChokusuJengish Chokusu85.HaleakalāMaui, Hawaiian Islands 3,0553,0550NoneNone86.Mount LucaniaSaint Elias Mountains 3,0465,2262,180Mount LoganMount Logan87.Mount AgungBali 3,0313,0310NoneNone88.Mount BinaiyaSeram 3,0273,0270NoneNone89.PopocatepetlTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 3,0205,4002,380OrizabaOrizaba90.Pico BasiléBioko, Cameroon Line 3,0113,0110NoneNone91.KoryakskySredinny Range 2,9993,456457KlyuchevskayaKlyuchevskaya92.Gangkhar PuensumHimalayas 2,9957,5704,575KangchenjungaKangchenjunga93.Mount StephensonDouglas Range, Alexander Island 2,9872,9870NoneNone94.AnnapurnaHimalayas 2,9848,0915,107EverestEverest95.Pik TalgarTrans-Ili Alatau 2,9824,9791,997EverestJengish Chokusu96.Mount ShastaCascade Range 2,9774,3171,340OrizabaWhitney97.Mount WilhelmBismarck Range 2,9694,5091,540Puncak JayaPuncak Jaya98.Pico do RamelauTimor 2,9632,9630NoneNone99.Mount ApoApo–Talomo, Mindanao 2,9542,9540NoneNone100.Gyala PeriNyenchen Tanglha Mountains 2,9427,2944,352K2Dhaulagiri101.Mount LeuserSumatra 2,9413,466525Mount KerinciMount Kerinci102.Mount PagetAllardyce Range 2,9342,9340NoneNone103.ChakragilKunlun Mountains 2,9346,7603,826EverestGongga104.Emi KoussiTibesti Mountains 2,9343,445511KilimanjaroKarisimbi105.Monarch MountainCoast Mountains 2,9303,555625DenaliWaddington106.Mount SucklingOwen Stanley Range 2,9253,676751Puncak JayaPuncak Jaya107.Mount PulagCordillera Central, Luzon 2,9222,9220NoneNone108.El MelaoSierras Pampeanas 2,9074,1501,243AconcaguaOjos del Salado109.TaftanBaluchestan Mountains 2,9013,9411,040SabalanSabalan110.Jabal ShamsAl-Hajar Mountains 2,8993,019120EverestJabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb111.ShishapangmaHimalayas 2,8978,0275,130AnnapurnaAnnapurna112.Pico da NeblinaCerro de la Neblina 2,8862,994108AconcaguaRitacuba Blanco113.SaramatiPatkai 2,8853,826941EverestDhaulagiri114.Maromokotro Madagascar 2,8762,876 0NoneNone115.Mount ShishaldinAleutian Range 2,8692,8690NoneNone116.Moncong LompotabangSulawesi 2,8572,87417LatimojongLatimojong117.Buni ZomHindu Raj 2,8456,5423,697EverestK2118.Kuh-e BandakaHindu Kush 2,8346,8123,978Tirich MirTirich Mir119.Mount RobsonCanadian Rockies 2,8293,9591,130OrizabaWhitney120.Pico do FogoFogo 2,8292,8290NoneNone121.KametHimalayas 2,8257,7564,931Nanda DeviNanda Devi122.RakaposhiKarakoram 2,8187,7884,970K2K2123.Aneto Pyrenees 2,8123,404592MulhacénMulhacén124.Arjuno-WelirangJava 2,8123,339527SemeruSemeru125.Jiuding ShanDaxue Mountains 2,8084,9692,161EverestK2
Additional peaks The list of peaks that follows is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. Island high points (whose prominence is equal to their elevation) can be found at the List of islands by highest point; hence most are not included below. Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence.
All peaks with a prominence of more than 1,500 metres rank as an Ultra. For a complete listing of all 1,524 peaks with prominence greater than this level, see the lists of Ultras.