List of highest points of European countries

This page lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. States sometimes associated with Europe politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Europe, are not included in this list of physical features (with the exception of Armenia, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and Turkey - marked with a N/A rank entry).

Topography of Europe

Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.

Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings. Some countries such as Denmark (Greenland), Netherlands (Saba), Norway (Queen Maud Land), Spain (Canary Islands), and Turkey (Ararat) have part of their territory and their high points outside of Europe; their non-European high points are mentioned in the Notes.

For more details about Serbian and Kosovan highest points and ranks see Talk page as well as the discussion at List of mountains in Kosovo and its Talk page.

Three other entries of partially recognized countries with highest points in Europe are listed and ranked in italics. For more details see List of states with limited recognition.

Rank
Country
Highest point
Elevation
14 AlbaniaMount Korab2,764 m (9,068 ft)
10 AndorraComa Pedrosa2,942 m (9,652 ft)
N/A ArmeniaMount Aragats4,090 m (13,419 ft)
7 AustriaGrossglockner3,798 m (12,461 ft)
6 AzerbaijanMount Bazardüzü4,466 m (14,652 ft)
41 BelarusDzyarzhynskaya Hara345 m (1,132 ft)
37 BelgiumSignal de Botrange694 m (2,277 ft)
21 Bosnia and HerzegovinaMaglić2,386 m (7,828 ft)
11 BulgariaMusala2,925 m (9,596 ft)
29 CroatiaDinara1,831 m (6,007 ft)
N/A CyprusMount Olympus1,952 m (6,404 ft)
30 Czech RepublicSněžka1,603 m (5,259 ft)
46 DenmarkMøllehøj[1]171 m (561 ft)
N/A Denmark (Greenland)Gunnbjørn Fjeld[1]3,694 m (12,119 ft)
43 EstoniaSuur Munamägi318 m (1,043 ft)
32 FinlandHalti1,324 m (4,344 ft)
3 FranceMont Blanc[2][3]4,809 m (15,778 ft)
2 GeorgiaShkhara5,201 m (17,064 ft)
9 GermanyZugspitze2,962 m (9,718 ft)
12 GreeceMount Olympus2,917 m (9,570 ft)
35 HungaryKékes1,014 m (3,327 ft)
26 IcelandHvannadalshnúkur2,110 m (6,923 ft)
33 Ireland (Republic of)Carrauntoohil1,041 m (3,415 ft)
3 ItalyMonte Bianco[2][3]4,809 m (15,778 ft)
39 KazakhstanOtpan[4]556 m (1,824 ft)
N/A KazakhstanKhan Tengri[4]7,010 m (22,999 ft)
16 Kosovo[5]Velika Rudoka2,658 m (8,720 ft)
44 LatviaGaiziņkalns312 m (1,024 ft)
18 LiechtensteinVorder Grauspitz2,599 m (8,527 ft)
45 LithuaniaAukštojas Hill294 m (965 ft)
38 LuxembourgKneiff560 m (1,837 ft)
47 MaltaTa' Dmejrek253 m (830 ft)
40 MoldovaBălănești Hill430 m (1,411 ft)
48 MonacoChemin des Révoires163 m (535 ft)
20 MontenegroZla Kolata2,534 m (8,314 ft)
42 NetherlandsVaalserberg[6]321 m (1,053 ft)
N/A NetherlandsMount Scenery[6]887 m (2,910 ft)
14 North MacedoniaMount Korab2,764 m (9,068 ft)
23 NorwayGaldhøpiggen2,469 m (8,100 ft)
N/A NorwayJøkulkyrkja[7]3,148 m (10,328 ft)
22 PolandRysy (NW summit)2,499 m (8,199 ft)
24 PortugalMount Pico[8]2,351 m (7,713 ft)
N/A PortugalSerra da Estrela[8]1,993 m (6,539 ft)
19 RomaniaMoldoveanu Peak2,544 m (8,346 ft)
1 RussiaMount Elbrus[9]5,642 m (18,510 ft)
36 San MarinoMonte Titano749 m (2,457 ft)
25 SerbiaVelika Rudoka2,658 m (8,720 ft)
17 SlovakiaGerlachovský štít2,655 m (8,711 ft)
13 SloveniaTriglav2,864 m (9,396 ft)
8 SpainMulhacén[10]3,479 m (11,414 ft)
N/A SpainTeide[10]3,718 m (12,198 ft)
27 SwedenKebnekaise2,104 m (6,903 ft)
5 SwitzerlandDufourspitze4,634 m (15,203 ft)
N/A Transnistria[11]unnamed location347 m (1,138 ft)
34 TurkeyMahya Dağı[12]1,031 m (3,383 ft)
N/A TurkeyMount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı)[12]5,137 m (16,854 ft)
28 UkraineHoverla2,061 m (6,762 ft)
31 United KingdomBen Nevis[13]1,345 m (4,413 ft)
49 Vatican CityVatican Hill75 m (246 ft)

Notes

  1. Gunnbjørn Fjeld, located in Greenland (part of North America) is the highest point of the Kingdom of Denmark.
  2. Mont Blanc is the highest point in Western Europe.
  3. Official French and Italian maps are not in agreement about the local course of the international border; if Mont Blanc is not regarded as being in Italy, the highest peak would be Monte Bianco de Courmayeur (4,748 m).
  4. Otpan in Mangystau Region is the highest peak in the European part of Kazakhstan, while the highest peak of the country is Khan Tengri, located in the Asian part of Kazakhstan.
  5. Great Rudoka (Rudoka e Madhe / Maja e Njerit) (2,658m) is on the Macedonian/Kosovan border, whose 2008 declaration of independence has been partially but not fully recognised by the UN, with Serbia withholding recognition altogether.
  6. Saba in the Caribbean is a part of the Netherlands and has an 887-metre-high (2,910 ft) volcano.
  7. Jøkulkyrkja, located in Queen Maud Land (part of Antarctica) is the highest point of the Kingdom of Norway, see: https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/et-helt-spesielt-fjell/495144.html (Norwegian).
  8. Serra da Estrela is the highest point of Portugal on mainland Europe, but the highest peak of the country is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, which are usually considered part of Europe.
  9. Mount Elbrus is highest point both of Russia and of Europe.
  10. Mulhacén is the highest point of Spain on mainland Europe, while the highest peak of the country is Teide, in the Canary islands, usually considered part of Africa.
  11. The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (known in English mass media as Transnistria) declared its independence in 1990. It is not recognized by the Republic of Moldova, but by three UN non-members.
  12. Mahya Dağı in Strandzha mountain is the highest peak in the European part of Turkey, while the highest peak of the country is Mount Ararat, located in the Asian part of Turkey.
  13. The highest point on United Kingdom domestic territory is Ben Nevis, in Scotland, at 1,345 m. The highest points in Wales, England, and Northern Ireland are Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa (1,085 m), Scafell Pike (978 m), and Slieve Donard/Sliabh Dónairt (850 m) respectively.The highest point on UK overseas territory is Mount Paget, 2,934 m, on South Georgia (claimed by Argentina). Antarctic territorial claims, whose precise validity is unclear, are not listed here.

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