List of the most prominent mountains in Europe

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The list of the most prominent mountains in Europe is headed by the mountains of Europe with a notch height of over 2000 m. The notch height or prominence of a summit is the difference between its height and the highest notch (reference notch) to which you have to descend at least to reach a higher peak. In addition to dominance, it is an objective measure of the independence of a summit.

Mountains in the Caucasus are marked with an asterisk (*), as they are counted as either Asia or Europe, depending on how the European continent is defined. The Azores and the island of Jan Mayen are also often included in Europe; if they were included , the Ponta do Pico on Pico (2351 m) and the Beerenberg (2277 m) appeared in the list. The most prominent mountain in Germany is the Zugspitze at 1746 m, which would be 60th on the list.

No. summit Mountains country Height
(m) 		Scharten -
height (m) 		Reference chart
01 Elbrus * Caucasus Russia 5642 4741 in southwest Pakistan (901 m)
02 Mont Blanc Alps France / Italy 4810 4697 at the Kubenasee (113 m)
03 Etna Italy 3323 3323 0 m (highest mountain in Sicily )
04th Mulhacén Sierra Nevada Spain 3482 3285 Col de Naurouze (197 m)
05 Aneto Pyrenees Spain 3404 2812 (592 m)
06th Monte Cinto Cinto massif France 2706 2706 0 m (highest mountain in Corsica )
07th Corno Grande Abruzzo Italy 2912 2476 Altars (436 m)
08th Musala Rila Bulgaria 2925 2473 (452 m)
09 Psiloritis Ida Mountains Greece 2456 2456 0 m (highest mountain in Crete )
10 Bazardüzü * Greater Caucasus Azerbaijan / Russia 4466 2454 (2012 m)
11 Grossglockner Alps ( Hohe Tauern ) Austria 3798 2428 Brenner Pass (1370 m)
12 Galdhøpiggen Jotunheimen Norway 2469 2372 (97 m)
13 Kazbek * Greater Caucasus Georgia / Russia 5034 2353 (2681 m)
14th Mytikas Olympus Greece 2918 2355 (563 m)
15th Gerlachovský štít Carpathian Mountains ( High Tatras ) Slovakia 2654 2344 Moravian Gate (310 m)
16 Hagios Iliad Taygetus Greece 2405 2345 (60 m)
17th Finsteraarhorn Bernese Alps Switzerland 4274 2280 (1994 m)
18th Wildspitze Eastern Alps Austria 3768 2261 (1507 m)
19th Piz Bernina Ötztal Alps Switzerland 4049 2234 (1815 m)
20th Hochkönig Berchtesgaden Alps Austria 2941 2181 (1815 m)
21st Korab Korab Mountains Albania / North Macedonia 2764 2169 (595 m)
22nd Monte Rosa Valais Alps Switzerland / Italy 4634 2165 (2469 m)
23 Tebulosmta * Greater Caucasus Georgia / Russia 4493 2145 (2348 m)
24 High Dachstein Alps ( Dachstein Mountains ) Austria 2995 2136 (859 m)
25th Marmolada Dolomites Italy 3342 2130 (1212 m)
26th Hvannadalshnúkur Öræfajökull Iceland 2110 2110 0 m (highest mountain in Iceland )
27 Vârful Parângul Mare Southern Carpathians Romania 2519 2103 (389 m)
28 Monte Viso Cottian Alps Italy 3841 2062 (1779 m)
29 Triglav Julian Alps Slovenia 2864 2052 (812 m)
30th Moldoveanu Southern Carpathians Romania 2544 2049 (495 m)
31 Barre des Écrins Dauphiné Alps France 4102 2044 (2058 m)
32 Pachnes Lefka Ori Greece 2453 2038 (415 m)
33 Jezerca Dinarides ( Prokletije ) Albania 2694 2036 (658 m)
34 Säntis Alps ( Alpstein ) Switzerland 2502 2020 (482 m)
35 Athos Greece 2030 2012 (18 m)
36 Dychtau * Greater Caucasus Russia 5205 2002 (3203 m)

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  1. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: The expanded concept of prominence: A mathematical classification system for all mountains and mountains, applicable worldwide from high mountains to home hills. In: Mitteilungen der Fränkische Geographische Gesellschaft Volume 61/62 (2015/16), pp. 105–110 (PDF)