Tallest Mountains in Africa

Africa’s highest elevations are heavily concentrated in East Africa’s Great Rift Valley, a region shaped by intense volcanic activity and tectonic plate movements. This means a few massive mountain systems—like the Kilimanjaro massif, Mount Kenya, the Rwenzoris, and the Ethiopian Highlands—claim multiple spots on a strict list of the highest individual peaks.

To provide a true sense of geographical variety across the continent, the following table lists the 20 tallest independent mountain peaks in Africa, focusing on distinct geological massifs rather than adjacent sub-summits.

Rank	Peak Name	Mountain Massif / Range	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)	Country
1	Uhuru Peak	Mount Kilimanjaro	5,895	19,341	Tanzania
2	Batian	Mount Kenya	5,199	17,057	Kenya
3	Margherita Peak	Mount Stanley (Rwenzori)	5,109	16,763	DR Congo / Uganda
4	Speke	Mount Speke (Rwenzori)	4,890	16,043	Uganda
5	Emin	Mount Emin (Rwenzori)	4,798	15,741	DR Congo
6	Baker	Mount Baker (Rwenzori)	4,843	15,889	Uganda
7	Gessi	Mount Gessi (Rwenzori)	4,715	15,469	Uganda
8	Socialist Peak	Mount Meru	4,562	14,967	Tanzania
9	Ras Dashen	Simien Mountains	4,550	14,928	Ethiopia
10	Karisimbi	Virunga Mountains	4,507	14,787	Rwanda / DR Congo
11	Anatoli Peak	Mount Elgon	4,321	14,177	Kenya / Uganda
12	Tulu Dimtu	Bale Mountains	4,377	14,360	Ethiopia
13	Toubkal	Atlas Mountains	4,167	13,671	Morocco
14	Muhavura	Virunga Mountains	4,127	13,540	Rwanda / Uganda
15	Mount Cameroon	Cameroon Line (Volcanic)	4,040	13,255	Cameroon
16	Bioko Peak	Bioko Volcanic Massif	3,012	9,882	Equatorial Guinea
17	Jebel Toubkal West	Atlas Mountains	4,030	13,221	Morocco
18	Ouanoukrim	Atlas Mountains	4,088	13,412	Morocco
19	Mount Satima	Aberdare Range	4,001	13,126	Kenya
20	Teide (Tenerife)*	Canary Islands Massif	3,715	12,188	Spain (Geographically African)