List of ultras of Africa

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 Canary Islands and Madeira which are in the African Coast but listed under Europe.

Jbel Toubkal, Morocco
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Toubkal  Morocco4,1673,755412
2M'Goun  Morocco4,0711,9042167
3Tidirhine (Rif)  Morocco2,4561,901555
4Lalla Khedidja  Algeria2,3081,720588
5Jbel Bou Naceur  Morocco3,3401,6421698
6Djebel Chélia  Algeria2,3281,612716
7Jbel Igdet  Morocco3,6151,6092006

Mountain ranges of the Sahara

Mount Tahat, Algeria
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Emi Koussi  Chad3,4452,934511
2Deriba Caldera  Sudan3,0422,512530
3Mount Tahat  Algeria2,9082,328580
4Toussidé  Chad3,3151,5931722
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
(-)Mount Catherine  Egypt2,6292,404225
1Shaiyb al-Banat  Egypt2,1871,787440

Cape Verde islands

Mount Fogo, Cape Verde
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Mount Fogo  Cape Verde (Fogo)2,8292,8290
2Tope de Coroa  Cape Verde (Santo Antão)1,9791,9790
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Mount Bintumani  Sierra Leone1,9451,665280
Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Mount Cameroon  Cameroon4,0703,931139
2Pico Basilé  Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)3,0113,0110
3Mount Oku  Cameroon3,0112,491520
4Pico de São Tomé  São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé)2,0242,0240
5Gran Caldera de Luba  Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)2,2611,539722
Ras Dashen, Ethiopia
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Ras Dashen  Ethiopia4,5333,980553
2Tullu Dimtu  Ethiopia4,4002,5271873
3Ch'ok'e  Ethiopia4,1002,2251875
4Argun  Ethiopia3,4182,2081210
5Amba Farit  Ethiopia4,2702,0612209
6Guge  Ethiopia3,5682,0131555
7Ramlo  Eritrea2,2481,920328
8Mount Abuna Yosef  Ethiopia4,2601,9092351
9Mai Gudo  Ethiopia3,3591,8591770
10Tulu Welel  Ethiopia3,3011,7421559
11Mount Smith  Ethiopia2,5601,690870
12Aggio  Ethiopia3,3581,6301728
13Argun North  Ethiopia3,4051,6101795
14Moussa Ali  Djibouti /   Eritrea /   Ethiopia2,0211,607414
15Bada  Ethiopia4,1951,6052590
16Belaya  Ethiopia2,7311,6011130
17Karkoor  Somalia2,1201,598522
18Dubbi  Ethiopia3,9501,5502400
19Guna Terara  Ethiopia4,1201,5102610
20Delo  Ethiopia3,2401,5101730
21Gara Muleta  Ethiopia3,4051,5021903
Mount Stanley, Uganda/Congo
Mount Karisimbi, Rwanda
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Mount Stanley  Democratic Republic of the Congo /   Uganda5,1093,9511158
2Mount Karisimbi  Rwanda /   Democratic Republic of the Congo4,5073,3121195
3Kinyeti  South Sudan3,1872,1201067
4Emogadong  South Sudan2,6231,730893
5Kabobo  Democratic Republic of the Congo2,7251,6041121
6Mont Mohi  Democratic Republic of the Congo3,4801,5921888
7Wuhevi  Democratic Republic of the Congo3,0951,5701525
8Mount Muhabura  Rwanda /   Uganda4,1271,5302597

Surrounding East African Rift

Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mount Kenya, Kenya
Mount Meru (Tanzania), Tanzania
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Mount Kilimanjaro  Tanzania5,8955,88510
2Mount Kenya  Kenya5,1993,8251374
3Mount Meru  Tanzania4,5653,1701395
4Mount Elgon  Kenya/  Uganda4,3212,4581863
5Mulanje Massif  Malawi3,0022,319683
6Kimhandu  Tanzania2,6532,121532
7Mount Satima  Kenya4,0012,0811920
8Mount Hanang  Tanzania3,4202,0501370
9Loolmalassin  Tanzania3,6822,0401642
10Gelai Peak  Tanzania2,9481,9301018
11Mount Moroto  Uganda3,0831,8181265
12Kitumbeine Volcano  Tanzania2,8581,7701088
13Chepunyal Hills  Kenya3,3341,7591575
14Mount Namuli  Mozambique2,4191,757662
15Shengena  Tanzania2,4641,750714
16Sungwi  Tanzania2,3001,730570
17Mount Kadam  Uganda3,0631,6901373
18Mtorwi  Tanzania2,9801,6881292
19Cherang'any Hills  Kenya3,5301,5722009
20Mount Kulal  Kenya2,2851,542743
21Karenga  Tanzania2,2791,529750
22Mount Ng'iro  Kenya2,8481,5011347

Southern African Plateau

Brandberg Mountain, Namibia
Du Toits Peak, South Africa
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Thabana Ntlenyana  Lesotho3,4822,3901092
2Brandberg Mountain  Namibia2,6061,802804
3Du Toits Peak  South Africa1,9951,730265
4Mount Tama  Angola2,4891,610879
5Seweweekspoortpiek  South Africa2,3251,543782
6Mount Nyangani  Zimbabwe2,5921,5151077
7Mount Moco  Angola2,6201,5101110

Madagascar and surrounding islands

Piton des Neiges, Réunion
NoPeakCountryElevation (m)Prominence (m)Col (m)
1Piton des Neiges  France (Réunion)3,0693,0690
2Maromokotro  Madagascar2,8762,8760
3Mount Karthala  Comoros (Grande Comore)2,3612,3610
4Pic Boby  Madagascar2,6581,875783
5Tsiafajavona  Madagascar2,6431,663980
6Mount Ntringui  Comoros (Anjouan)1,5951,5950

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