List of high mountains in Antarctica
This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list.
Antarctica
Mount Erebus, Ross Island
Mount Sidley, Marie Byrd Land
Mount Foster, Smith Island
Mount Friesland, Livingston Island
A view of both Mount Erebus (left) and Mount Terror (right), Ross Island
No
|
Peak
|
Country
|
Elevation (m)
|
Prominence (m)
|
Col (m)
|
1
|
Vinson Massif
|
Antarctica
|
4,892
|
4,892
|
0
|
2
|
Mount Erebus
|
Antarctica (Ross Island)
|
3,794
|
3,794
|
0
|
3
|
Mount Siple
|
Antarctica (Siple Island)
|
3,110
|
3,110
|
0
|
4
|
Mount Stephenson
|
Antarctica (Alexander Island)
|
2,987
|
2,987
|
0
|
5
|
Mount Français
|
Antarctica (Anvers Island)
|
2,760
|
2,760
|
0
|
6
|
Mount Minto
|
Antarctica
|
4,165
|
2,616
|
1549
|
7
|
Mount Kirkpatrick
|
Antarctica
|
4,528
|
2,601
|
1927
|
8
|
Mount Parry
|
Antarctica (Brabant Island)
|
2,520
|
2,520
|
0
|
9
|
Mount Sidley
|
Antarctica
|
4,285
|
2,517
|
1768
|
10
|
Mount Miller
|
Antarctica
|
4,160
|
2,354
|
1806
|
11
|
Mount Lister
|
Antarctica
|
4,025
|
2,325
|
1700
|
12
|
Mount Gaudry
|
Antarctica (Adelaide Island)
|
2,315
|
2,315
|
0
|
13
|
Mount Hope
|
Antarctica
|
3,239
|
2,242
|
997
|
14
|
Mount Takahe
|
Antarctica
|
3,460
|
2,134
|
1316
|
15
|
Mount Foster
|
Antarctica (Smith Island)
|
2,105
|
2,105
|
0
|
16
|
Mount Markham
|
Antarctica
|
4,350
|
2,103
|
2247
|
17
|
Mount Paris
|
Antarctica (Alexander Island)
|
2,896
|
2,058
|
838
|
18
|
Mount Murphy
|
Antarctica
|
2,705
|
2,055
|
650
|
19
|
Hawkes Heights
|
Antarctica (Coulman Island)
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
0
|
20
|
Mount Irving
|
Antarctica (Clarence Island)
|
1,950
|
1,950
|
0
|
21
|
Toney Mountain
|
Antarctica
|
3,595
|
1,946
|
1649
|
22
|
Mount Unnamed
|
Antarctica (Alexander Island)
|
2,486
|
1,939
|
547
|
23
|
Mount Murchison
|
Antarctica
|
3,501
|
1,927
|
1574
|
24
|
Mount Supernal
|
Antarctica
|
3,655
|
1,804
|
1851
|
25
|
Mount Kaplan
|
Antarctica
|
4,230
|
1,783
|
2447
|
26
|
Mount Frakes
|
Antarctica
|
3,675
|
1,780
|
1895
|
27
|
Mount Friesland
|
Antarctica (Livingston Island)
|
1,700
|
1,700
|
0
|
28
|
Mount Melbourne
|
Antarctica
|
2,730
|
1,699
|
1031
|
29
|
Mount Terror
|
Antarctica (Ross Island)
|
3,230
|
1,696
|
1534
|
30
|
Mount Elizabeth
|
Antarctica
|
4,480
|
1,657
|
2823
|
31
|
Lars Christensen Peak
|
Antarctica (Peter I Island)
|
1,640
|
1,640
|
0
|
32
|
Dome A
|
Antarctica
|
4,091
|
1,639
|
2452
|
33
|
Mount Discovery
|
Antarctica
|
2,680
|
1,637
|
1043
|
34
|
Mount Verne
|
Antarctica (Pourquoi Pas Island)
|
1,632
|
1,632
|
0
|
35
|
Mount Haddington
|
Antarctica (James Ross Island)
|
1,630
|
1,630
|
0
|
36
|
Mount McClintock
|
Antarctica
|
3,490
|
1,621
|
1869
|
37
|
Mount Brewster
|
Antarctica
|
2,025
|
1,598
|
427
|
38
|
Brown Peak
|
Antarctica (Sturge Island)
|
1,524
|
1,524
|
0
|
39
|
Mount Morning
|
Antarctica
|
2,725
|
1,515
|
1210
|
40
|
Mount Anderson
|
Antarctica
|
4,254
|
1,504
|
2750
|
Mount Paget, South Georgia
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