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 elevation within a given area (the "highpoint"). Examples include: climbing the highest point of each U.S. state; reaching the highest point of each county within a specific ...

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Worldwide

Physical geography

Global

List of highest mountains on Earth Currently, There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of or greater above sea level. The vast majority of these mountains are located on the edge of the Indian and Eurasian plates in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The di ...

Summits farthest from the Earth's center Although Mount Everest is the point with the highest elevation above sea level on the Earth, it is not the summit that is farthest from the Earth's centre. Because of the equatorial bulge, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Andes The And ...

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

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 gr ...

List of countries by highest point 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 gr ...

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

List of highest points of Asian countries This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Asia Boundaries between continents, defined Physical geography, physiographically. States sometimes associated with Asia politically and culturally, but n ...

List of highest points of European countries A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of highest points of Oceanian countries This page lists the 'highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Oceania Boundaries between continents, defined Physical geography, physiographically. States sometimes associated with Oceania politically and culturally, ...

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 elevatio ...

Human geography

List of highest towns by country This is a list of the highest settlements by country. Many of these are too small to be regarded as towns or cities. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. When possible, the highest point in the contiguous year-round settl ...

** List of highest cities **

List of highest large cities This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 75,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over . For other settlements, see List of highest cities in the world or List of highest town ...

Within a particular country

Highest points of administrative divisions

List of Brazilian states by highest point This is a list of the Brazilian states by highest point, including Distrito Federal. 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 highest point. Several of the peak ...

List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories This is a list of the highest points of the Canadian provinces and territories, by height. ;Notes *Fairweather Mountain is the officially gazetted name, but Mount Fairweather is the common usage. Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, ...

List of Chinese administrative divisions by highest point People's Republic of China This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions and municipalities, in order of their high ...

List of the highest points of the German states This list of the highest points of the German states shows the highest mountain or hill in each Germany, German federal state together with its height and links to lists of other mountains and hills. Overview At , the highest mountain in Germ ...

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:Saltoro_ ...

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 Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province ( id, Provinsi Papua Tengah) is an Indonesi ...

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, m ...

List of Italian regions by highest point This is a list of Italian regions by highest point. There are 20 regions, but in one case (Serra Dolcedorme) the highest point is shared between two of them ( Basilicata and Calabria''Serra Dolcedorme, Italy'', page owww.peakbagger.comaccessed on ...

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 ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, N ...

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

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 South ...

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 diffe ...

(including highest points in each Swiss canton)

Within the United Kingdom

List of highest points in the United Kingdom Tallest peaks in the UK (including overseas territories) Counties See List of English counties by highest point for tops of the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, and List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point fo ...

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 in ...

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 su ...

** List of Scottish counties by highest point **

List of Scottish council areas by highest point This is a list of the 32 council areas of Scotland by their highest point. Footnotes # "Dundee Law’s summit is the highest point in the city" # Map of Dundee council area and it´s boundaries See also *List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 ...

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 **

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 ri ...

Within the United States

List of U.S. states and territories by elevation This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. The elevation of a geographic area may be stated in several ways. These include: #The maximum elevation of the ar ...

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

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List of highest points in California by county This is a list of highest points in California, 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 Mexico. Elevations ...

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List of Colorado county high points This is a list of all 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 is the summit of Mount ...

*** List of highest points in Oregon by county ***

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 Mexi ...

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List of highest points in Washington by county This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Washington, in alphabetical order by county. References Sources *{{cite book, title=County high points: For all western and northeastern states , last=Martin, first=Andy, publisher=Old Adi ...

List of Florida's highest points This list of Florida's highest points in the state of Florida includes natural and manmade points. Most of the state's highest named points are in Holmes, Walton, and Washington counties, in the sub-Piedmont highlands of northern Florida. The h ...

** List of highest United States cities by state or territory

Mean elevations of administrative divisions

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