Tallest Mountains in Cameroon
Cameroon is often described by geographers as “Africa in miniature“ because it contains every major landscape and climatic zone found across the entire continent. It features Atlantic beaches, dense tropical rainforests, expansive savannas, rugged volcanic mountain ranges, and arid semi-deserts trailing up to Lake Chad.
The following table breaks down the 10 tallest mountain peaks in Cameroon, which are almost entirely concentrated along the Cameroon Line—a 1,000-mile string of volcanic structures stretching from the Atlantic island of Bioko up into the mainland highlands.
| Rank | Peak Name | Mountain Range / Massif | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Geological / Regional Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fako (Mt. Cameroon) | Mount Cameroon Massif | 4,040 | 13,255 | Active stratovolcano; highest peak in West/Central Africa |
| 2 | Mount Oku | Oku Volcanic Field | 3,011 | 9,879 | Massive calderas; home to rare endemic bird/plant species |
| 3 | Mount Muanenguba | Muanenguba Highlands | 2,411 | 7,910 | Famous for twin crater lakes (Male and Female lakes) |
| 4 | Mount Bamboutos | Bamboutos Massif | 2,740 | 8,990 | Highly degraded, multi-vent volcanic complex |
| 5 | Mount Tchabal Mbabo | Adamawa Plateau | 2,460 | 8,071 | Northern limits of the montane forest ecosystem |
| 6 | Mount Kupe | Bakossi Hills | 2,064 | 6,772 | Sacred ancestral mountain; high-biodiversity rainforest |
| 7 | Mount Nlonako | Littoral Highlands | 1,825 | 5,988 | Faunal sanctuary hosting over 90 amphibian species |
| 8 | Mount Atlantika | Atlantika Mountains | 1,885 | 6,184 | Rugged border ridge shared with Nigeria; isolated cultures |
| 9 | Hosséré Djinga | Adamawa Plateau | 1,721 | 5,646 | Granitic outcrop rising from the central savannah tableland |
| 10 | Mount Kapsiki (Peak) | Mandara Mountains | 1,224 | 4,016 | Iconic volcanic plug needle in the far northern arid zone |