Here are the top highest moutain ranges in africa and all are above 4000m.
Terminologies:
- Mountain – A geological, or land, feature that rises 600m above the immediately surrounding area.
- Peak – A point on a mountain that is higher than other local points (one way to think of this is if you need to descend to reach another peak, you were standing on one, to begin with). A mountain will very often have multiple, if not numerous, peaks.
- Summit – The highest point on a mountain. Every summit is also a peak, but not every peak is a summit.
- The prominence: 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.
1. Kilimanjaro Mountain Range
Altitude: 5895-5100m
Mountains(Summit): Kibo(Uhuru Peak), Mawenzi(Hans Meyer)
First Ascent: 1889
Location:Kenya/Tanzania
2. Mt. Kenya
Altitude: 5199-4985m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Kenya(Bantian Peak), Mt. Kenya(Mawenzi(Nelion), Mt. Kenya(Lenana
First Ascent: 1899
Location:Kenya
3.Rwenzori Mountain Range
Altitude: 5109-4391m
Mountains(Summit): Mt Stanley(Savoia), Mt. Speke(Vittorio Emanuele Peak), Mt. Baker(Edward), Mt.Emin(Umberto), , Mt.Speke, Mt. Gessi(Iolanda), Mt. Luigi di Savoia(Sella), Mt. Portal Peaks(Kihuma)
First Ascent: 1906
Location:Uganda/DR Congo
4.Semien Mountain Range
Altitude: 4550-4400m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Ras Dashen, Mt Ancua, Mt. Kidis Yared, Mt. Bwahit.
First Ascent: 1906
Location:Rwanda/DR Congo
5.Meru Mountain Range
Altitude: 4566m
Mountains(Summit): Mt Meru(Socialist)
First Ascent: 1904
Location:Tanzania
6.Virunga Mountain Range
Altitude: 4507m-4437m
Mountains(Summit): Mt Karisimbi, Mt. Mikeno, Muhavura
First Ascent: 1903/1927
Location:Rwanda/DR Congo/Uganda
7.Bale Mountain Range
Altitude: 4337m
Mountains(Summit): Tullu Demtu
First Ascent:
Location:Ethiopia
8. Elgon Mountain Range
Altitude: 4321-4302m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Elgon(Wagagai, Sudek)
First Ascent:1890
Location:Uganda, Kenya
9. Kollo Massif
Altitude:4270-4220m
Mountains(Summit): Mt.Amba Farit, Mt. Ioll/Yoll
First Ascent:
Location:Ethiopia
10. Lasta Massif
Altitude: 4260-4193m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Abune Yosef
First Ascent:
Location:Ethiopia
11. Guna Massif
Altitude: 4195-4193m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Bada, Mt. Kaka
First Ascent:
Location:Ethiopia
12. Toubkal Atlas Mountain Range
Altitude: 4088m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Ouanoukrim
First Ascent:
Location:Morocco
14.Central High Atlas
Altitude: 4068m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Ighil Mgoun
First Ascent:
Location:Morocco
15.Cameroon Line
It is the highest point in sub-Saharan western and central Africa,the fourth-most prominent peak (@3905m) in Africa( after Kilimanjaro(5885m), Semien’s Ras Dashen(3997),Rwenzori’s Mt Stanley(3951m), and the 31st-most prominent in the world.
Altitude: 4040m
Mountains(Summit): Mt. Cameroon
First Ascent:
Location:Cameroon
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