A list of highest points typically contains the name, elevation, and location of the highest point in each of a set of geographical regions. Such a list is important in the sport of

highpointing Highpointing is the activity of ascending to the point with the highest natural elevation within a given area, known as the highpoint. Those who pursue the activity are known as highpointers. Highpointing has been considered a subset of peak bagg ...

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Worldwide

Physical geography

Global

List of highest mountains on Earth There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of or greater above sea level. Of these, 14 are more than . The vast majority of these mountains are part of either the Himalayas or the Karakoram mountain ranges located on the edge o ...

* Summits farthest from the Earth's center *

List of islands by highest point This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists island, islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continent, continental landmasses are also included for comparison. Island countries and territor ...

By geographical region

* List of highest points on each continent *

List of elevation extremes by country The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential ...

List of countries by highest point The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Elevation, Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipo ...

List of highest points of African countries A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

List of highest points of Asian countries This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Asia defined physiographically. States sometimes associated with Asia politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Asia, are not included ...

List of highest points of European countries This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geogra ...

List of highest points of Oceanian countries This page lists the 'highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Oceania defined physiographically. States sometimes associated with Oceania politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Oceania, are not i ...

** List of highest points of North American countries ** List of highest points of South American countries *

List of elevation extremes by region The following three sortable tables list land surface elevation extremes by region. Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level. __TOC__ Table of elevation e ...

Human geography

List of highest towns by country A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

List of highest cities This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in the world. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long with a significant population and lying at least partially above an elevation of 3,500 metres (12,140 feet) are include ...

List of highest large cities This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of ...

Within a particular country

Highest points of administrative divisions

List of Brazilian states by highest point Several highest points of the Brazilian states are unnamed and are better known by the mountain range they are in. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina, in Amazonas, at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), which ranks the country as 69th by hi ...

List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories This is a list of the highest points of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces and territories, by height. Lowest points Since there is no land area of Canada that is below sea level, at the Atlas of Canada the lowest eleva ...

* List of Chinese administrative divisions by highest point * List of the highest points of the German states *

List of Indian states and union territories by highest point This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and union territories. States Union territories Gallery Image:Kangchenjunga.jpg, Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) Image:Nanda devi.jpg, Nanda Devi (7,816 m) Image:Salto ...

List of Indonesian provinces by highest point This is a list of the Indonesian provinces by highest point, including DKI Jakarta. The highest point in Indonesia is Puncak Jaya, in Central Papua, at 4,884 metres (16,024 feet), which ranks the country as 28th by highest point. Several of the ...

List of Irish counties by highest point This is a list of Irish counties by their highest point. These are most commonly known as county high points but are also sometimes referred to as county tops and county peaks. There are 32 counties in Ireland but in the case of 10 counties, ma ...

List of Italian regions by highest point This is a list of Italian regions by highest point. In one case, two regions (Basilicata and Calabria) share the highest point ( Serra Dolcedorme), as it is located on their border. List Notes References See also * List of mountains of ...

List of Nigerian states by highest point The following is a list of the states of Nigeria ranked by the highest point in elevation. List {{NigerianStateLists Highest point Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situ ...

List of highest points of Norwegian counties This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all current Norwegian counties, ranked by elevation. Highest points by former counties (before 2016) Ranked by elevation. See also * List of mountains in Norway by he ...

List of South African provinces by highest point The following is a list of the provinces of South Africa ranked by highest point in elevation. List References * * {{Lists of the provinces of South Africa Highest point South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of Sout ...

List of Swiss cantons by elevation The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in Switzerland. Data includes interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all 26 cantons, with coordinates of the highest. Location names, mean elevation, and the numeric differe ...

(including highest points in each Swiss canton)

Within the United Kingdom

List of highest points in the United Kingdom This list shows the highest points found in the United Kingdom. Tallest peaks of UK sovereign territory Includes British Overseas Territories, which are not part of the United Kingdom. Counties See List of English counties by highest point ...

List of English counties by highest point This is a list of the ceremonial counties of England by their highest point. See also *List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point * List of mountains and hills of the United Kingdom *List of Scottish council areas by highes ...

List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point. In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London and a number of historic divisions in place as administrative counties: Cambridgeshire int ...

List of Welsh principal areas by highest point This is a list of the Subdivisions of Wales, principal areas of Wales, ordered by their highest points. Notes The highest points in the principal areas of both Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf are not summits but locations high on hills, the summit ...

List of Scottish counties by highest point This is a list of the 33 counties of Scotland by their highest point. See also *List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 References www.hill-bagging.co.uk {{Mountains of Great Britain and Ireland Highest point Counties A county () is a g ...

List of Scottish council areas by highest point A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of t ...

List of Northern Ireland counties by highest point This is a list of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland by their highest point. See also *List of Irish counties by highest point *List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point *List of ceremonial counties of Engl ...

List of Northern Ireland districts by highest point This is a list of the eleven current districts of Northern Ireland (borders laid out in 2012) by their highest point. See also *List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point *List of ceremonial counties of England by highes ...

List of highest points in London This is a list of the highest natural points within the area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high. One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill – the other 20 summits are clustered on six r ...

Within the United States

List of U.S. states and territories by elevation This list includes the elevation, topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States, U.S. territories. The elevation of a geographic area may be stated i ...

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List of highest U.S. county high points The following table lists the 60 highest United States county or county-equivalent high points. The highest U.S. county high point is the summit of Denali in the Denali Borough of Alaska, the highest summit of the United States and all of North A ...

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List of highest points in California by county This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation. 6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney, located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is th ...

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List of Colorado county high points This is a list of the 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountai ...

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List of highest points in Oregon by county This is a list of highest points in each county in the U.S. state of Oregon, in alphabetical order by county. All elevations use the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), the currently accepted vertical control datum for United States, ...

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List of highest points in Nevada by county This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Nevada, in alphabetical order by county. All elevations use the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), the currently accepted vertical control datum for United States, Canada and Mex ...

*** List of highest points in Washington by county ** List of Florida's highest points ** List of highest United States cities by state or territory

Mean elevations of administrative divisions

(including mean elevations of each Swiss canton) *

(including mean elevations of each U.S. state) ** List of highest counties in the United States