Part 14

=NORTH AMERICA= -------------------------------------------------------------- =Ref. =Name and Location= =Height No.= in Feet= -------------------------------------------------------------- A. *Mount McKinley, Coast Range, Alaska 20,300 1. Orizaba, Cordillera, Mexico 18,310 2. Mount St. Elias, Coast Range, Alaska 18,024 3. Popocatapetl, Cordillera, Mexico 17,748 4. Mount Brown, Rocky Mountains, Canada 15,990 5. Mount Hooker, Rocky Mountains, Canada 15,700 6. Mount Fairweather, Coast Range, Alaska 14,750 7. *Mount Rainier, Coast Range, Washington 14,408 8. *Mount Whitney, Coast Range, California 14,501 9. Mount Elbert, Rocky Mountains, Colorado 14,402 10. Pike’s Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado 14,108 11. *Gannett Peak, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming 13,785 12. Fremont’s Peak, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming 13,570 13. *Kings Peak, Utah 13,498 14. *N. Truchas Peak, Rocky Mountains, New Mexico 13,306 15. *E. Peak, White Mountains, Nevada 13,145 16. *Granite Peak, Rocky Mountains, Montana 12,850 17. *San Francisco Peak, Arizona 12,611 18. Mount Assiniboine, Rocky Mts., Canada 11,860 19. *Mount Hood, Coast Range, Oregon 11,225 20. *El Capitan, Texas 9,020 21. Mount Potrillo, Cuba 9,000 22. Cibao Mountains, Hayti, West Indies 8,970 23. *Harvey Peak, South Dakota 7,242 24. Sierra del Cobre, Cuba 7,200 25. *Mount Mitchell, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,711 26. *Mount Guyot, Allegheny Mts., Tennessee 6,636 27. Black Mountain, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,476 28. *Mount Washington, White Mts., N. H. 6,293 29. Roan Mountain, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,038 30. Mount Adams, White Mts., N. H. 5,963 31. Mount Jefferson, White Mts., N. H. 5,725 32. *Mount Rogers, Blue Ridge, Virginia 5,719 33. Mount Monroe, White Mts., N. H. 5,390 34. *Banner Peak, Nebraska 5,350 35. *Mount Marcy, Adirondacks, New York 5,344 36. *Mount Katahdin, Maine 5,273 37. Mount McIntyre, Adirondacks, New York 5,112 38. Mount Hecla, Iceland 5,110 39. Mount Franklin, White Mts., N. H. 5,050 40. Skylight, Adirondacks, New York 4,920 41. Haystack, Adirondacks, New York 4,918 42. Morne Garon, St. Vincent, West Indies 4,800 43. *Spruce Knob, West Virginia 4,860 44. *Brasstown Bald, Georgia 4,768 45. *Cimarron Peak, Oklahoma 4,750 46. Mount Lafayette, White Mts., N. H. 4,723 47. Mount Morris, Adirondacks, New York 4,576 48. Mount Pelée, Martinique 4,300 49. *Mount Mansfield, Green Mts., Vermont 4,364 50. Otter Peak, Allegheny Mountains, Virginia 4,260 51. *Highlands (West Boundary), Kansas 4,135 52. *Big Black Mountain, Kentucky 4,100 53. Killington, Green Mountains, Vermont 4,100 54. Mount Seward, Adirondacks, New York 4,000 55. Table Mountain, Allegheny Mts., Virginia 4,000 56. *Bald Mountain, Allegheny Mts., Virginia 4,000 57. Mount Parnassus, Spitzbergen 3,951 58. Round Top, Catskills, New York 3,804 59. High Peak, Catskills, New York 3,718 60. Mount Misery, St. Christopher, West Indies 3,712 61. Sierra de Luquillo, Porto Rico 3,678 62. Mount Greylock, Taconic Mts., Mass. 3,505 63. *Monadnock, White Mts., New Hampshire 3,450 64. *Bowman Summit 3,500 65. Backbone Mountain, Maryland 3,340 66. *Blue Knob, Allegheny Mts., Pennsylvania 3,136 67. Central Peak, Nevis, West Indies 3,000 68. *Blue Mountain, Arkansas 2,800 69. Kearsarge, White Mts., New Hampshire 2,460 70. *Cheaha Mountain, Alabama 2,407 71. *Bear Mountain, Connecticut 2,355 72. *Rib Hill, Wisconsin 1,940 73. *Mesabi Range Minnesota 1,920 74. High Point, New Jersey 1,809 75. Pringhar, Iowa 1,800 76. Taun Sauk Mountain, Ozarks, Missouri 1,750 77. *Logan Summit, Ohio 1,550 78. West Point, Highlands, New York 1,500 79. Storm King, Highlands, New York 1,389 80. *Charles Mound, Illinois 1,241 81. Carlos Summit, Indiana 1,210 82. Mount Tom, Massachusetts 1,200 83. Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts 1,200 84. Anthony’s Nose, Highlands, New York 1,048 85. Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts 830 86. Palisades of Hudson, New York and N. J. 500 87. Mount Hope, Rhode Island 300 88. Bunker Hill, Massachusetts 62 -------------------------------------------------------------- * Greatest altitude in the state or territory. =EUROPE= -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Monte Blanc, France 15,782 2. Monte Rosa, Italy 15,217 3. Weisshorn, Switzerland 14,808 4. Matterhorn, or Cervin, Switzerland 14,780 5. Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland 14,026 6. Breithorn, Switzerland 13,685 7. Jungfrau, Switzerland 13,671 8. Mönch, Switzerland 13,465 9. Pic des Ecrins, France 13,462 10. Shreckhorn, Switzerland 13,385 11. Mount Paradis, France 13,300 12. Otherspitze, Austria 12,800 13. Gross Glockner, Austria 12,776 14. Aiguille du Midi, France 12,743 15. Monte Viso, France 12,582 16. The Gallonstock, Switzerland 12,481 17. Aiguille de Sassire, Sardinia 12,346 18. Wetterhorn, Switzerland 12,150 19. Mont Genevre, Sardinia 11,785 20. Monto Gavio, Austria 11,754 21. Cerro de Mulhacen, Spain 11,605 22. Simplon, Switzerland 11,541 23. Wisbach Horn, Austria 11,518 24. La Mormelata, Austria 11,508 25. Mont Cenis, France 11,457 26. Mont Nethou, Spain 11,427 27. Pic Blanc, France 11,190 28. Great St. Bernard, Switzerland 11,080 29. Vignemale, France and Spain 10,980 30. St. Gothard, Switzerland 10,595 31. Mount Calm, France and Spain 10,500 32. Pic Blanc, France and Spain 10,205 33. Splugen, Switzerland and Austria 9,981 34. Peak of Oo, France and Spain 9,730 35. Pic du Midi, France 9,650 36. Mount Etna, Island of Sicily 9,652 37. The Thorstein, Austria 9,630 38. Little St. Bernard, France 9,591 39. Monte Corno, Italy 9,523 40. Canigon, France 9,137 41. Monte Rotondo, Island of Corsica 9,065 42. Guiona, Greece 8,620 43. Lomnitzer Spitze, Austria 8,779 44. Rilo Dagh, Bulgaria 8,300 45. Mount Parnassus, Greece 8,000 46. Mount St. Elias, Greece 7,946 47. Mount Ida, Crete 7,674 48. Col de Ferret, Switzerland 7,641 49. Mount Dinara, Austria-Hungary 7,458 50. Monte Cimone, Italy 7,083 51. Mount Kleck, Austria-Hungary 6,926 52. Pisanino, Italy 6,723 53. Pizzo di Casi, Sicily 6,509 54. Oraefa Yokul, Iceland 6,420 55. Kissovo, Bulgaria 6,407 56. Genargentu Peak, Sardinia Island 6,290 57. Mount D’or, France 6,188 58. Mount Pierus, Bulgaria 6,161 59. P. de Cantal, France 6,093 60. Sulitelma, Sweden and Norway 5,956 61. Monte Amiata, Tuscany 5,792 62. Recullet de Toiry, Switzerland 5,643 63. La Dole, Switzerland 5,509 64. Black Mountain, Island of Cephalonia, Greece 5,356 65. Zagora, Bulgaria 5,310 66. St. Angelo, Lipari Island, Sicily 5,260 67. Schneekoppe, Germany 5,253 68. Feugari, Samothraki Island, Turkey 5,248 69. Feldberg, Black Forest, Germany 4,900 70. Puy de Dome, France 4,846 71. Ballon de Alsace, France 4,688 72. Monte Alto, Italy 4,380 73. Hohenstein, Austria 4,284 74. Brokfeld, Norway 4,188 75. Mount Delphi, Island of Negropont, Greece 4,156 76. Kielburg, Erz Gebirge, Germany 4,074 77. Montserrat, Spain 4,054 78. Vesuvius, Italy 4,260 79. Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany 3,740 80. Ispario, Thasos Island, Greece 3,428 81. Great Beerberg, Thuringerwald, Germany 3,265 82. Summit, Norway 3,200 83. Great Feldsberg, Germany 2,886 84. Stromboli, Lipari Island, Sicily 3,090 85. Mount Delphi, Skopela Island, Greece 2,295 86. Tonnere, France 2,225 87. Mount St. Oreste, Italy 2,140 88. Peak, Island of Corfu, Greece 1,900 89. Kastri, Island of Thasos, Greece 1,565 90. Gibraltar, Spain 1,437 91. Valdai Hills, Russia 1,200 92. North Cape, Island of Mageroe, Norway 1,161 93. Himmelsberg, Plateau of Denmark, Denmark 928 94. Montmartre, Paris, France 400 95. Observatory, Paris, France 240 96. Heligoland Island, North Sea, Germany 230 -------------------------------------------------------------- =BRITISH ISLES= -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Greenwich Observatory, Kent, England 214 2. Holyhead, Island of Anglesea, Wales 709 3. Carraton, Cornwall, England 1,208 4. Penmaen Maur, Wales 1,540 5. Axedge, Derby, England 1,750 6. Pendlehill, Lancashire, England 1,803 7. Holmernoss, Derby, England 1,859 8. Ingleborough, Yorkshire, England 2,361 9. Whernside, Yorkshire, England 2,384 10. Plinlimmon, Cardiganshire, Wales 2,463 11. Cradle Mountain, Brecknockshire, Wales 2,545 12. Coniston Fell, Westmoreland, England 2,577 13. Caermarthen Vau, Caermarthenshire, Wales 2,596 14. Cheviot, Northumberland, England 2,684 15. Grassmere Fell, Cumberland, England 2,756 16. Cross Fell, Cumberland, England 2,909 17. Bow Fell, Cumberland, England 2,911 18. Cader Idris, Merionethshire, Wales 2,914 19. Arran Mowdwy, Merionethshire, Wales 2,955 20. Skiddaw, Cumberland, England 3,022 21. Helvellyn, Cumberland, England 3,313 22. Carnedd Llewellyn, Caernarvon, Wales 3,471 23. Snowdon, Caernarvon, Wales 3,571 24. Cairn Gorm, Invernesshire, Scotland 4,095 25. Ben Macdui, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4,305 26. Ben Nevis, Inverness, Scotland 4,368 27. Cairntoul, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4,245 28. Ben Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland 3,945 29. Ben More, Perthshire, Scotland 2,944 30. Ben Gloe, Perthshire, Scotland 3,690 31. Ben Cruachan, Argyleshire, Scotland 3,669 32. Ben Deirg, Perthshire, Scotland 3,550 33. Schehallien, Perthshire, Scotland 3,514 34. Macgillicuddy Reeks, Kerry, Ireland 3,404 35. Scarscoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3,402 36. Ben Gurdy, Perthshire, Scotland 3,364 37. Ben More, Sutherlandshire, Scotland 3,231 38. Ben Lomond, Stirlingshire, Scotland 3,180 39. Ben Voirlich, Perthshire, Scotland 3,055 40. Lunaquilla, Wicklow, Ireland 3,039 41. Galtee Mountains, Tipperary, Ireland 3,008 42. Slatterwind, Stromoe, Faroe Islands 2,998 43. Black Larg, Ayrshire, Scotland 2,890 44. Goat Fell, Island of Arran, Scotland 2,865 45. Ben Ledi, Perthshire, Scotland 2,863 46. The Cobbler, Argyleshire, Scotland 2,863 47. Slievedonard, Ulster, Ireland 2,796 48. Broad Law, Peeblesshire, Scotland 2,741 49. Ben Wyvis, Rosshire, Scotland 2,720 50. Hart Fell, Dunfriesshire, Scotland 2,635 51. Mount Battock, Kincardineshire, Scotland 2,600 52. Lowther Hill, Lanarkshire, Scotland 2,522 53. Kippure, Leinster, Ireland 2,473 54. Paps of Jura, Argyleshire, Scotland 2,470 55. Slievenaman, Tipperary, Ireland 2,362 56. The Paps, Kerry, Ireland 2,280 57. Snaefell, Isle of Man, Great Britain 2,004 58. Campsie Hills, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1,850 59. Achil Head, Mayo, Ireland 1,800 60. Pentland Hills, Scotland 1,700 61. Peak, Hoy Island, Orkney Group 1,569 62. Eildon Hills, Roxburgshire, Scotland 1,364 63. Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, Scotland 1,139 64. Dunnose, Isle of Wight, England 792 65. Salisbury Craigs, Mid Lothian, Scotland 550 66. Hill of Howth, Dublin, Ireland 549 67. Edinburg Castle, Mid Lothian, Scotland 434 68. Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland 400 69. St. Paul’s, London, England 404 -------------------------------------------------------------- =ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS= -------------------------------------------------------------- A. Mount Everest, India-China 29,002 1. Godwin-Austin, India-China 28,278 2. Dapsang, Tibet 28,273 3. Kanchanjanga, India-China 28,156 4. Nanga-Parbat, India 26,629 5. Dhawalaghiri, India 26,286 6. Nanda-Devi, India 25,661 7. Bride Peak, India 25,100 8. Chumolhari, India 23,933 9. Kaufmann, Turkestan 23,000 10. Cantas, India-China 22,500 11. St. Patrick, India-China 22,385 12. St. George, India-China 22,240 13. Gemini, India-China 21,600 14. Bunderpooch, India-China 21,155 15. Pyramid, India-China 20,966 16. Peak, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan 20,230 17. Bunderpooch 2d, India 20,122 18. Mount Elburz, Russian Empire 18,526 19. Mount Ararat, Asia Minor 17,160 20. Mount Kasbeck, Russian Empire 16,592 21. Kliontsheoskoi, Kamtschatka 16,512 22. Kassoumba, Sumatra, Malaysia 15,000 23. Australian Alps, Australia 15,000 24. Demavend, Persia 18,500 25. Mouna Kea, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands 13,953 26. Mount Ophir, Sumatra, Malaysia 13,842 27. Mouna Loa, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands 13,600 28. Arjish Dagh, Asia Minor 13,100 29. Sevellan, Persia 13,000 30. Gunong Dempu, Sumatra, Malaysia 12,465 A. Mount Erebus, Victoria Land, Antarctic Continent 12,400 31. Peak, Formosa, Japan 12,000 B. Mount Terror, Victoria Land, Antarctic Continent 11,500 32. Koriatskaia, Kamtschatka 11,215 33. Mount Lebanon, Syria 11,050 34. Mount Bielucha, Russian Empire 11,063 35. Peak, Otaheite, Polynesia 10,895 36. Italitskui, Russian Empire 10,735 37. Kriontskaia, Kamtschatka 10,625 38. Shivelutsh, Kamtschatka 10,591 39. Haleakala, Maui, Hawaiian Islands 10,200 40. Murtchurti Bet, India 10,070 41. Mount Olympus, Asia Minor 9,100 42. Mount Egmont, New Zealand 8,839 43. Arvatskaa, Kamtschatka 8,760 44. Dodabetta, India 8,760 45. Mount St. Catherine, Arabia 8,593 46. Mount Sinai, Arabia 8,300 47. Pedro-talla-galla, Ceylon 8,326 48. Melin, China 8,200 49. Kirrigal Pota, Ceylon 7,810 50. Totta Rella, Ceylon 7,720 51. Peak of Yeddo, Japan 7,680 52. Adams’ Peak, Ceylon 7,420 53. Mount Serbal, Arabia 6,760 54. Quelpaert, Quelpaert Island 6,400 55. Sea View Hill, Australia 6,300 56. Taddiamdamala, India 6,055 57. Subramain, India 5,560 58. Jebel, Akral, Arabia 5,318 59. Abu, India 5,100 60. Mount Ida, Asia Minor 4,960 61. Peak of Teneriffe, Tasmania 4,500 62. Mount Williams, Australia 4,500 63. Corean Mountains, Japan 4,480 64. Baskirian Urals, Russian Empire 4,400 65. Ben Lomond, Tasmania 4,200 66. Mount Wellington, Tasmania 3,795 67. Forest Hill Peak, Australia 3,776 68. Quamby’s Bluff, Tasmania 3,500 69. Karnalighur, India 3,203 70. Mount York, Australia 3,192 71. Mount Exmouth, Australia 3,000 72. Mount Cole, Australia 3,000 73. Mount Field, Tasmania 3,000 74. Peak, St. Paul’s Island, Indian Ocean 2,760 75. Sugar Loaf, Peak, Australia 2,527 76. St. Paul’s Dome, Tasmania 2,500 77. Mount Carmel, Palestine, Syria 2,250 78. Mount Tabor, Palestine, Syria 2,053 79. Bathurst Heights, Australia 1,970 -------------------------------------------------------------- =AFRICA= -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kilimanjaro, East Africa 19,780 2. Kibo Peak, German East Africa 19,320 3. Mount Kenia, British Africa 17,200 4. Mount Stanley, Central Africa 16,800 5. Abba Yared, Abyssinia 15,200 6. Bushad, Abyssinia, Central Africa 14,364 7. Mongo-ma-Lobah, Central Africa 13,760 8. Peak of Teneriffe, Canary Islands 12,000 9. Mount Miltsen, North Africa 11,400 10. Clarence Peak, Fernando Po Island, Gulf of Guinea 10,655 11. Pic Nieges, Bourbon Island, Indian Ocean 10,355 12. Spitz-Kop, South Africa 10,240 13. Mount Alantika, Central Africa 9,000 14. Tarami, Abyssinia 8,643 15. Peak, Tristan de’Acunha Island, Atlantic Ocean 8,236 16. Peak of Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 7,013 17. Volcano Fogo, Cape de Verd Islands, Atlantic Ocean 7,884 18. El Cumbre, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean 6,648 19. Jebel Akhal, East Africa 6,500 20. Pico Ruivo, Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean 6,056 21. Mount Dogen, Central Africa 5,000 22. Table Mountain, South Africa 3,582 23. Devil’s Peak, South Africa 3,315 24. Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean 2,868 25. Mount Tekut, North Africa 2,800 26. Diana’s Peak, St. Helena, Atlantic Ocean 2,692 27. Lion’s Head, South Africa 2,166 28. Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa 1,000 29. Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt 479 30. Pyramid of Chephren, Egypt 456 -------------------------------------------------------------- =SOUTH AMERICA= -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Aconcagua, Chile 23,080 2. Sorata or Illampu, Bolivia 23,000 3. Mercedario, Argentina 22,312 4. Illimani, Bolivia 22,200 5. Tupungato, Chile 21,550 6. Condor, Argentina 21,128 7. Famatina, Argentina 20,680 8. Salcantay, Peru 20,540 9. Chimborazo, Ecuador 20,475 10. Antisana, Ecuador 19,184 11. Santa Morta, Colombia 19,030 12. Tacora, Bolivia 19,000 13. Cotopaxi, Ecuador 18,880 14. Arequipa, Peru 18,370 15. Tolima, Colombia 18,069 16. Maispo, Chile 17,670 17. Peak of Cuzco, Peru 17,525 18. Sangai, Ecuador 17,460 19. Ruiz, Colombia 17,388 20. Tunguraqua, Ecuador 16,690 21. Cotocachi, Ecuador 16,300 22. Cerro de Potosi, Bolivia 16,037 23. Pichincha, Ecuador 15,918 24. Roraima, Venezuela 8,740 25. Silla de Caracas, Venezuela 8,632 26. Duida, Venezuela 8,467 27. Corcorada, Argentina 7,510 28. Minchinmadiva, Argentina 7,046 29. Mount Sarmiento, Tierra del Fuego 7,000 30. Mount Darwin, Tierra del Fuego 6,800 31. Guadarrama, Colombia 6,400 32. Itambe, Brazil 5,960 33. Piedade, Brazil 5,820 34. Itacolumi, Brazil 5,750 35. Morro dos Canudos, Brazil 4,476 36. Macarapan, Guayana 3,500 37. Cape Horn, Argentina 1,870 --------------------------------------------------------------