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 Canaries and Madeira which are off the African Coast but listed under Europe.
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 |
Cherang'any Hills |
Kenya |
3,581 |
1,572 |
2009 |
20 |
Mount Kulal |
Kenya |
2,285 |
1,542 |
743 |
21 |
Karenga |
Tanzania |
2,279 |
1,529 |
750 |
22 |
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