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.
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 |
Tidirhine (Rif) |
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 Dimtu |
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 / Ethiopia |
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 / Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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 |
Southern African Plateau
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