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

South Atlantic

Mount Paget, South Georgia
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Mount Paget  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2,934 2,934 0
2 Queen Mary's Peak  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Tristan da Cunha) 2,062 2,062 0
3 Mount Carse  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2,330 1,720 610

Sources

  • "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences", peaklist.org, Aaron Maizlish
  • "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page", peaklist.org, Aaron Maizlish
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