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 No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 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 Jbel Bou Naceur Morocco 3,340 1,642 1698 6 Djebel Chélia Algeria 2,328 1,612 716 7 Jbel Igdet Morocco 3,615 1,609 2006
Mount Tahat , Algeria Mount Fogo , Cape Verde Mount Cameroon , Cameroon 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
Ras Dashen , Ethiopia 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 Mai Gudo Ethiopia 3,359 1,859 1770 10 Tulu Welel Ethiopia 3,301 1,742 1559 11 Mount Smith Ethiopia 2,560 1,690 870 12 Aggio Ethiopia 3,358 1,630 1728 13 Argun North Ethiopia 3,405 1,610 1795 14 Moussa Ali Djibouti / Eritrea / Ethiopia 2,021 1,607 414 15 Bada Ethiopia 4,195 1,605 2590 16 Belaya Ethiopia 2,731 1,601 1130 17 Karkoor Somalia 2,120 1,598 522 18 Dubbi 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
Mount Stanley , Uganda /Congo Mount Karisimbi , Rwanda 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
Mount Kilimanjaro , Tanzania Mount Kenya , Kenya Mount Meru (Tanzania) , Tanzania 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 Kenya / Uganda 4,321 2,458 1863 5 Mulanje Massif Malawi 3,002 2,319 683 6 Kimhandu Hill 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 Volcano 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 3,530 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
Brandberg Mountain , Namibia Du Toits Peak , South Africa 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
Piton des Neiges , Réunion 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 Mount Ntringui Comoros (Anjouan ) 1,595 1,595 0