Highpointing Guides
Ranked lists of the highest mountain in every country — sorted by elevation, difficulty and how good a first summit they make. Every peak links to its own route page.
The Highest Point in Every Country
The complete list of every country's highest mountain, ranked by elevation, with difficulty, range and route notes for all 195 highpoints.
Read the listThe Easiest Country Highpoints
The country highpoints you can tick in a day or less — short walks, drive-up summits and easy hikes, ranked from easiest upward.
Read the listThe Hardest Country Highpoints
The country highpoints that stop most highpointers: extreme altitude, glaciers, remote jungle and peaks closed by politics or conflict.
Read the listBest Beginner Country Highpoints
Ten country highpoints that make ideal first mountains — real summits with proper views, but no glacier travel or technical climbing.
Read the listEvery European Country Highpoint
All European country highpoints ranked by elevation, from Mont Blanc and Elbrus down to the low country summits of the Baltics and Benelux.
Read the listCountry Highpoints That Are Volcanoes
Volcano highpoints around the world — Kilimanjaro, Teide, Pico, Orizaba and more — with elevation, difficulty and route notes.
Read the listThe Seven Summits
The Seven Summits — the highest mountain on each continent — with heights, difficulty and how both the Bass and Messner lists differ.
Read the listHighest Mountain in Every Asian Country
Every Asian country's highest mountain ranked by elevation — from Everest and K2 down to the low highpoints of the Gulf and Southeast Asia.
Read the listHighest Mountain in Every African Country
All 54 African country highpoints ranked by elevation, with difficulty, range and route notes — Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Toubkal and the rest.
Read the listHighest Mountain in Every South American Country
South America's country highpoints ranked by elevation — Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, Huascarán, Chimborazo and the rest of the Andes.
Read the listHighest Mountain in Every North American Country
Every North American and Caribbean country highpoint ranked by elevation — Denali, Pico de Orizaba, Duarte and the island summits.
Read the listHighest Mountain in Every Oceanian Country
Oceania's country highpoints ranked by elevation — Puncak Jaya, Mount Wilhelm, Aoraki, Kosciuszko and the Pacific island summits.
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