A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth arranged by elevation in metres.
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Ojos del Salado | 6,893 | 22,615 | Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth |
Monte Pissis | 6,793 | 22,287 | Argentina |
Nevado Tres Cruces | 6,748 | 22,139 | Argentina/Chile |
Llullaillaco | 6,739 | 22,110 | Argentina/Chile – second highest active volcano on Earth |
Tipas | 6,660 | 21,850 | Argentina |
Nevado Tres Cruces Central | 6,629 | 21,749 | Chile |
Incahuasi | 6,621 | 21,722 | Argentina/Chile |
Tupungato | 6,570 | 21,555 | Argentina/Chile |
Nevado Sajama | 6,542 | 21,463 | Bolivia – highest peak of Bolivia |
Ata | 6,501 | 21,329 | Argentina/Chile |
Coropuna | 6,425 | 21,079 | Peru |
Cerro El Cóndor | 6,414 | 21,043 | Argentina |
Parinacota | 6,348 | 20,827 | Bolivia/Chile |
Ampato | 6,288 | 20,630 | Peru |
Chimborazo | 6,267 | 20,561 | Ecuador – farthest point from Earth's centre |
Pular | 6,233 | 20,449 | Chile |
Cerro Solo | 6,190 | 20,308 | Argentina/Chile |
Aucanquilcha | 6,176 | 20,262 | Chile |
San Pedro | 6,145 | 20,161 | Chile |
Sierra Nevada | 6,127 | 20,102 | Argentina/Chile |
Solimana | 6,093 | 19,990 | Peru |
Aracar | 6,082 | 19,954 | Argentina |
Guallatiri | 6,071 | 19,918 | Chile |
Chachani | 6,057 | 19,872 | Peru |
Socompa | 6,051 | 19,852 | Argentina/Chile |
Acamarachi | 6,046 | 19,836 | Chile |
Hualca Hualca | 6,025 | 19,767 | Peru |
Uturunku | 6,008 | 19,711 | Bolivia |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Tacora | 5,980 | 19,619 | Chile |
Sabancaya | 5,976 | 19,606 | Peru |
Sairecabur | 5,971 | 19,590 | Bolivia/Chile |
Cerro Paniri | 5,946 | 19,508 | Chile |
Licancabur | 5,920 | 19,423 | Bolivia/Chile |
Miñiques | 5,910 | 19,390 | Chile |
Cotopaxi | 5,897 | 19,347 | Ecuador – second highest in Ecuador |
Kilimanjaro | 5,895 | 19,341 | Tanzania – highest volcano outside South America; highest peak in Africa |
Putana Volcano | 5,890 | 19,324 | Bolivia/Chile |
Falso Azufre | 5,890 | 19,324 | Argentina/Chile |
Ollagüe | 5,868 | 19,252 | Bolivia/Chile |
Taapaca | 5,860 | 19,226 | Chile |
San José | 5,856 | 19,213 | Argentina/Chile |
Cerro del Azufre | 5,846 | 19,180 | Chile |
El Misti | 5,822 | 19,101 | Peru |
Tutupaca | 5,815 | 19,078 | Peru |
Tocorpuri | 5,808 | 19,055 | Bolivia/Chile |
Cayambe | 5,790 | 18,996 | Ecuador– third highest in Ecuador; farthest point from Earth's rotational axis |
Antisana | 5,753 | 18,875 | Ecuador |
Peinado | 5,740 | 18,832 | Argentina |
Linzor | 5,680 | 18,635 | Bolivia/Chile |
Ubinas | 5,672 | 18,609 | Peru – active volcano (2006) |
Pichu Pichu | 5,664 | 18,583 | Peru |
Mount Elbrus | 5,642 | 18,510 | Russia – highest volcano in Eurasia; highest peak in Russia |
Pico de Orizaba | 5,636 | 18,491 | Mexico – highest volcano in North America; highest peak in Mexico |
Mount Damavand | 5,610 | 18,406 | Iran – highest volcano within Asia; highest peak in Iran |
Tupungatito | 5,603 | 18,383 | Argentina/Chile |
Arintica | 5,597 | 18,363 | Chile |
Lascar Volcano | 5,592 | 18,346 | Chile |
Isluga | 5,550 | 18,209 | Chile |
Yucamani | 5,550 | 18,209 | Peru |
Pampa Luxsar | 5,543 | 18,186 | Bolivia |
Sara Sara | 5,505 | 18,061 | Peru |
Tata Sabaya | 5,430 | 17,815 | Bolivia |
Popocatépetl | 5,426 | 17,802 | Mexico – second highest volcano in North America |
Ticsani | 5,408 | 17,743 | Peru |
Pukintika | 5,407 | 17,740 | Bolivia/Chile |
Nevado del Huila | 5,364 | 17,598 | Colombia – highest volcano in Colombia |
Nevado del Ruiz | 5,321 | 17,457 | Colombia – 23,000 people died in 1985 eruption |
El Altar | 5,319 | 17,451 | Ecuador |
Nevado del Tolima | 5,276 | 17,310 | Colombia |
Maipo | 5,264 | 17,270 | Argentina-Chile |
Illiniza | 5,248 | 17,218 | Ecuador |
Sangay | 5,230 | 17,159 | Ecuador |
Iztaccíhuatl | 5,230 | 17,159 | Mexico – third highest volcano in North America |
Mount Kenya | 5,199 | 17,057 | Kenya – second highest volcano in Africa; highest mountain in Kenya |
Irruputuncu | 5,163 | 16,939 | Bolivia/Chile |
Mount Ararat | 5,137 | 16,854 | Turkey – highest mountain in Turkey |
Mount Kazbek | 5,047 | 16,558 | Georgia – highest volcano in Georgia |
Tungurahua | 5,023 | 16,480 | Ecuador |
Carihuairazo | 5,018 | 16,463 | Ecuador – neighbouring Chimborazo |
Mount Bona | 5,005 | 16,421 | Alaska – highest volcano in the United States |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Risco Plateado | 4,999 | 16,401 | Argentina |
Mount Blackburn | 4,996 | 16,391 | Alaska, United States |
Santa Isabel | 4,950 | 16,240 | Colombia |
Mount Sanford | 4,949 | 16,237 | Alaska, United States |
Palomo | 4,860 | 15,945 | Chile |
Huaynaputina | 4,850 | 15,912 | Peru |
Sabalan | 4,811 | 15,784 | Iran |
Corazón | 4,790 | 15,715 | Ecuador |
Pichincha Volcano | 4,784 | 15,696 | Ecuador |
Mount Churchill | 4,766 | 15,636 | Alaska, United States |
Cumbal Volcano | 4,764 | 15,630 | Colombia |
Klyuchevskaya Sopka | 4,750 | 15,584 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia– highest active in Eurasia; highest mountain in Siberia |
Rumiñahui | 4,721 | 15,489 | Ecuador |
Domuyo | 4,709 | 15,449 | Argentina |
Chiles | 4,698 | 15,413 | Colombia/Ecuador |
Nevado de Toluca | 4,680 | 15,354 | Mexico |
Puracé | 4,646 | 15,243 | Colombia |
Kamen | 4,585 | 15,043 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Sotará | 4,580 | 15,026 | Colombia |
Mount Meru | 4,566 | 14,980 | Tanzania |
Imbabura Volcano | 4,557 | 14,951 | Ecuador |
Mount Karisimbi | 4,507 | 14,787 | Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo– highest mountain in Rwanda |
La Malinche | 4,462 | 14,639 | Mexico |
Caichinque | 4,450 | 14,600 | Chile |
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer | 4,445 | 14,583 | Colombia/Ecuador |
Mount Rainier | 4,392 | 14,409 | Washington– highest volcano in contiguous United States |
Mount Giluwe | 4,368 | 14,331 | Papua New Guinea– highest volcano in Australasia and Pacific islands |
Mount Shasta | 4,322 | 14,180 | California, United States |
Mount Wrangell | 4,317 | 14,163 | Alaska, United States |
Tinguiririca | 4,280 | 14,042 | Chile |
Mount Akutan | 4,275 | 14,026 | Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
Galeras | 4,276 | 14,029 | Colombia |
Mojanda | 4,263 | 13,986 | Ecuador |
Volcán Tajumulco | 4,220 | 13,845 | Guatemala– highest mountain in Central America |
Mauna Kea | 4,205 | 13,796 | Hawaii, United States – world's tallest mountain from base to summit |
Mount Sidley | 4,181 | 13,717 | Antarctica – highest volcano in Antarctica |
Las Ánimas | 4,175 | 13,698 | Colombia |
Mauna Loa | 4,169 | 13,678 | Hawaii, United States |
Doña Juana | 4,137 | 13,573 | Colombia |
Mount Muhabura | 4,127 | 13,540 | Rwanda/Uganda |
Planchón-Peteroa | 4,107 | 13,474 | Argentina/Chile |
Mount Cameroon | 4,095 | 13,435 | Cameroon– highest mountain in Cameroon |
Mount Aragats | 4,095 | 13,435 | Armenia– highest mountain in Armenia |
Volcán Tacaná | 4,092 | 13,425 | Guatemala/México |
Mount Jarvis | 4,091 | 13,422 | Alaska, United States |
Azufral | 4,070 | 13,353 | Colombia |
Petacas | 4,054 | 13,301 | Colombia |
Antofagasta de la Sierra | 4,000 | 13,123 | Argentina |
Cerro Bravo | 4,000 | 13,123 | Colombia |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Tromen | 3,978 | 13,051 | Argentina |
Acatenango | 3,976 | 13,045 | Guatemala |
Descabezado Grande | 3,953 | 12,969 | Chile |
Ushkovsky | 3,943 | 12,936 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Taftan | 3,940 | 12,927 | Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran |
Mount Erciyes | 3,916 | 12,848 | Kayseri Province, Turkey |
Quilotoa | 3,914 | 12,841 | Ecuador |
Jocotitlán (volcano) | 3,900 | 12,795 | Mexico |
Romeral | 3,858 | 12,657 | Colombia |
Humphreys Peak | 3,852 | 12,638 | Arizona, United States |
Volcán de Colima | 3,820 | 12,533 | Mexico |
Mount Kerinci | 3,805 | 12,484 | Sumatra, Indonesia – highest volcano in Indonesia; highest mountain in Sumatra |
Mount Erebus | 3,795 | 12,451 | Antarctica |
Cerro Azul | 3,788 | 12,428 | Chile |
Mount Hagen | 3,778 | 12,395 | Papua New Guinea |
Mount Fuji | 3,776 | 12,388 | Chūbu region, Honshū– highest mountain in Japan |
Santa María | 3,772 | 12,375 | Guatemala |
Volcán de Fuego | 3,763 | 12,346 | Guatemala |
Volcán de Agua | 3,750 | 12,303 | Guatemala |
Lanín | 3,747 | 12,293 | Argentina/Chile |
Mount Adams | 3,743 | 12,280 | Washington, United States |
Mount Rinjani | 3,726 | 12,224 | Lombok, Indonesia – second highest volcano in Indonesia |
Teide | 3,718 | 12,198 | Tenerife, Canary Islands– highest peak in Atlantic islands and Spain |
Sahand | 3,707 | 12,162 | East Azarbaijan, Iran |
Payun Matru | 3,680 | 12,073 | Argentina |
Semeru | 3,676 | 12,060 | Java, Indonesia– highest mountain in Java |
Mount Drum | 3,661 | 12,011 | Alaska, United States |
Kabargin Oth Group | 3,650 | 11,975 | Georgia |
Lautaro | 3,607 | 11,834 | Chile |
Ghegam Ridge | 3,597 | 11,801 | Armenia |
Toney Mountain | 3,595 | 11,795 | Antarctica |
Mount Tendürek | 3,584 | 11,759 | Turkey |
Reventador | 3,562 | 11,686 | Ecuador – active since 2002 |
Mount Steere | 3,558 | 11,673 | Antarctica |
Santo Tomas | 3,542 | 11,621 | Guatemala |
Volcán Atitlán | 3,535 | 11,598 | Guatemala |
Kronotsky | 3,527 | 11,572 | Kamtchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Bazman | 3,490 | 11,450 | Iran |
Mount Berlin | 3,478 | 11,411 | Antarctica |
Volcán Barú | 3,474 | 11,398 | Panama |
Mount Nyiragongo | 3,470 | 11,385 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mount Takahe | 3,460 | 11,352 | Antarctica |
Koryaksky | 3,456 | 11,339 | Kamtchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Taylor (New Mexico) | 3,446 | 11,306 | New Mexico, United States |
Cerro Arenales | 3,437 | 11,276 | Chile |
Irazú Volcano | 3,432 | 11,260 | Costa Rica |
Mount Slamet | 3,428 | 11,247 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Hood | 3,426 | 11,240 | Oregon, United States– highest volcano and mountain |
Emi Koussi | 3,415 | 11,204 | Chad– highest mountain in Chad and the Sahara |
Mount Overlord | 3,395 | 11,138 | Antarctica |
Mammoth Mountain | 3,390 | 11,122 | California, United States |
Mount Spurr | 3,374 | 11,070 | Alaska, United States |
Mount Sumbing | 3,371 | 11,060 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Etna | 3,369 | 11,053 | Sicily– active; highest volcano in Western Europe; highest peak in Italy south of the Alps |
Turrialba Volcano | 3,340 | 10,958 | Costa Rica |
Arjuno-Welirang | 3,339 | 10,955 | Java, Indonesia |
Raung | 3,332 | 10,932 | Java, Indonesia |
Dar-Alages | 3,329 | 10,922 | Armenia |
Mount Hampton | 3,323 | 10,902 | Antarctica |
Mount Waesche | 3,292 | 10,801 | Antarctica |
Mount Baker | 3,285 | 10,778 | Washington United States |
Toussidé | 3,265 | 10,712 | Chad |
Mount Lawu | 3,265 | 10,712 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Hasan | 3,253 | 10,673 | Turkey |
Cuicocha | 3,246 | 10,650 | Ecuador |
Nevado de Longaví | 3,242 | 10,636 | Chile |
Mount Terror | 3,230 | 10,597 | Antarctica |
Glacier Peak | 3,213 | 10,541 | Washington, United States |
Nevados de Chillán | 3,212 | 10,538 | Chile |
Mount Jefferson | 3,199 | 10,495 | Oregon, United States |
Almolonga | 3,197 | 10,489 | Guatemala |
Vakak Group | 3,190 | 10,466 | Afghanistan |
Lassen Peak | 3,189 | 10,463 | California, United States |
Mount Dempo | 3,173 | 10,410 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
El Jorullo | 3,170 | 10,400 | Mexico |
Parícutin | 3,170 | 10,400 | Mexico |
Callaqui | 3,164 | 10,381 | Chile |
Volcán Tolimán | 3,158 | 10,361 | Guatemala |
South Sister | 3,157 | 10,358 | Oregon, United States [1] |
Mount Merbabu | 3,145 | 10,318 | Central Java, Indonesia |
Mount Sundoro | 3,136 | 10,289 | Java, Indonesia |
Llaima | 3,125 | 10,253 | Chile |
Mount Siple | 3,110 | 10,203 | Antarctica |
Mount Redoubt | 3,108 | 10,197 | Alaska, United States |
Tarso Voon | 3,100 | 10,171 | Tibesti mountains, Chad |
Zimina | 3,081 | 10,108 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Cereme | 3,078 | 10,098 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Ellis | 3,078 | 10,098 | Antarctica |
Piton des Neiges | 3,069 | 10,069 | Réunion, Indian Ocean |
Mount Ontake | 3,067 | 10,062 | Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan |
Mount Nyamuragira | 3,058 | 10,033 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Haleakalā | 3,055 | 10,023 | Maui, Hawaii– highest peak of Maui |
Mount Iliamna | 3,053 | 10,016 | Alaska, United States |
Pleiades | 3,040 | 9,974 | Antarctica |
Hayes Volcano | 3,034 | 9,954 | Alaska, United States |
Mount Agung | 3,031 | 9,944 | Bali, Indonesia– highest mountain in Bali |
Mount Norikura | 3,026 | 9,928 | Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan |
San Pedro Mountain | 3,020 | 9,908 | Guatemala |
Pico Basilé | 3,011 | 9,879 | Bioko, Equatorial Guinea– highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea |
Royal Society Volcano | 3,000 | 9,843 | Antarctica |
Tskhouk-Karckar | 3,000 | 9,843 | Armenia |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Copahue | 2,997 | 9,833 | Argentina/Chile |
Mount Zuqualla | 2,989 | 9,806 | Oromia Region– highest volcano in Ethiopia |
Antuco | 2,979 | 9,774 | Chile |
Mount Andrus | 2,978 | 9,770 | Antarctica |
Tarso Yega | 2,972 | 9,751 | Tibesti Mountains, Chad |
Mount Gede | 2,958 | 9,705 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Apo | 2,954 | 9,692 | Mindanao– highest mountain in the Philippines |
Udina | 2,923 | 9,590 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Talakmau | 2,919 | 9,577 | West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Merapi | 2,914 | 9,560 | Central Java/Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Chicabal | 2,900 | 9,514 | Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala |
Mount McLoughlin | 2,893 | 9,491 | Oregon, United States |
Mount Marapi | 2,891 | 9,485 | West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Geureudong | 2,885 | 9,465 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Pic du Midi d'Ossau | 2,884 | 9,462 | French Pyrenees |
Bezymianny | 2,882 | 9,455 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Maromokotro | 2,876 | 9,436 | Madagascar |
Mount Silverthrone | 2,865 | 9,400 | British Columbia– highest volcano in Canada |
Lonquimay | 2,865 | 9,400 | Chile |
Mount Shishaldin (Sisquk) | 2,857 | 9,373 | Unimak Island, Alaska– highest mountain in Aleutian Islands |
Mount Tambora | 2,850 | 9,350 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Villarrica | 2,847 | 9,341 | Chile |
Mount Fogo | 2,829 | 9,281 | Cape Verde |
Mount Patah | 2,817 | 9,242 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Tolhuaca | 2,806 | 9,206 | Chile |
Peuët Sagoë | 2,801 | 9,190 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Porak | 2,800 | 9,186 | Armenia |
Ijen | 2,799 | 9,183 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Ruapehu | 2,797 | 9,177 | North Island– highest volcano in New Zealand |
Mount Edziza | 2,787 | 9,144 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Longonot | 2,776 | 9,108 | Kenya |
Cerro Machín | 2,749 | 9,019 | Colombia |
Mawson Peak | 2,745 | 9,006 | Heard Island– highest mountain in Australia |
Baekdu Mountain | 2,744 | 9,003 | North Korea/China |
Avachinsky | 2,741 | 8,993 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Melbourne | 2,732 | 8,963 | Antarctica |
Mount Morning | 2,723 | 8,934 | Antarctica |
Mount Balbi | 2,715 | 8,907 | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
Poás Volcano | 2,708 | 8,885 | Costa Rica |
Mount Murphy | 2,703 | 8,868 | Antarctica |
Mount Haku | 2,702 | 8,865 | Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan |
Mount Discovery | 2,681 | 8,796 | Antarctica |
Mount Meager massif | 2,680 | 8,793 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Garibaldi | 2,678 | 8,786 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Papandayan | 2,665 | 8,743 | Java, Indonesia |
Osorno | 2,652 | 8,701 | Chile |
Piton de la Fournaise | 2,631 | 8,632 | Réunion, Indian Ocean |
Mount Kendang | 2,608 | 8,556 | Java, Indonesia |
Alney-Chashakondzha | 2,598 | 8,524 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Talang | 2,597 | 8,520 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Gamchen | 2,576 | 8,451 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Tarso Toon | 2,575 | 8,448 | Tibesti mountains, Chad |
Mount Asama | 2,568 | 8,425 | Honshū, Japan |
Dieng Volcanic Complex | 2,565 | 8,415 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Wilis | 2,563 | 8,409 | Java, Indonesia |
Sierra Nevada | 2,554 | 8,379 | Chile |
Pacaya | 2,552 | 8,373 | Guatemala |
Ostry | 2,552 | 8,373 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount St. Helens | 2,550 | 8,366 | Washington, United States |
Aguilera | 2,546 | 8,353 | Chile |
Shishel | 2,525 | 8,284 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Taranaki/Egmont | 2,518 | 8,261 | North Island, New Zealand |
Mount Pavlof | 2,515 | 8,251 | Aleutian Range, Alaska Peninsula |
Mount Sumbing | 2,507 | 8,225 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Bridge River Cones | 2,500 | 8,202 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Nantai | 2,486 | 8,156 | Honshū, Japan |
Mount Mazama | 2,486 | 8,156 | Oregon, United States |
Rainbow Range | 2,478 | 8,130 | British Columbia, Canada |
Bukit Daun | 2,467 | 8,094 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mayon Volcano | 2,463 | 8,081 | Albay, Philippines |
Kanlaon Volcano | 2,435 | 7,989 | Negros, Philippines |
Sinabung | 2,460 | 8,071 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Yake | 2,455 | 8,054 | Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan |
Mount Tandikat | 2,438 | 7,999 | West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Patuha | 2,434 | 7,986 | Java, Indonesia |
Spectrum Range | 2,430 | 7,972 | British Columbia, Canada |
Roque de los Muchachos | 2,426 | 7,959 | La Palma, Islas Canarias, España |
Mocho-Choshuenco | 2,415 | 7,923 | Los Ríos Region, Chile |
Ilgachuz Range | 2,410 | 7,907 | British Columbia, Canada |
Michinmahuida | 2,404 | 7,887 | Chile |
Melimoyu | 2,400 | 7,874 | Chile |
Mount Cayley | 2,394 | 7,854 | British Columbia, Canada |
Santa Ana Volcano | 2,381 | 7,812 | El Salvador |
Kizimen | 2,376 | 7,795 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Itcha Range | 2,368 | 7,769 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Karthala | 2,361 | 7,746 | Comoros, Indian Ocean |
Mount Suswa | 2,356 | 7,730 | Kenya |
Taunshits | 2,353 | 7,720 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Pico | 2,351 | 7,713 | Azores– highest mountain in Portugal |
Quetrupillán | 2,350 | 7,710 | Chile |
Mount Malabar | 2,343 | 7,687 | Java, Indonesia |
Ulawun | 2,334 | 7,657 | New Britain, Papua New Guinea– highest mountain in the Bismarck Archipelago |
Mount Bromo | 2,329 | 7,641 | Java, Indonesia |
Mutnovsky | 2,322 | 7,618 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
The Black Tusk | 2,319 | 7,608 | British Columbia, Canada |
Corcovado | 2,300 | 7,546 | Chile |
Ngauruhoe | 2,291 | 7,516 | North Island, New Zealand |
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group | 2,290 | 7,513 | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Dzenzursky | 2,285 | 7,497 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Sollipulli | 2,282 | 7,487 | Chile |
Menengai | 2,278 | 7,474 | Kenya |
Bakening | 2,278 | 7,474 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Beerenberg | 2,277 | 7,470 | Jan Mayen, Norway– highest volcano in Norway |
San Carlos | 2,261 | 7,418 | Island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea |
Black Dome Mountain | 2,252 | 7,388 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Guntur | 2,249 | 7,379 | West Java, Indonesia |
Mount Kembar | 2,245 | 7,365 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Inierie | 2,245 | 7,365 | Flores Island, Indonesia |
Puyehue | 2,236 | 7,336 | Chile |
Nabro | 2,218 | 7,277 | Northern Red Sea, Eritrea |
Sibayak | 2,212 | 7,257 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Salak | 2,211 | 7,254 | Java, Indonesia |
Talagabodas | 2,201 | 7,221 | Java, Indonesia |
Level Mountain | 2,190 | 7,185 | British Columbia, Canada |
Yate | 2,187 | 7,175 | Chile |
San Vicente | 2,182 | 7,159 | El Salvador |
Wayang-Windu | 2,182 | 7,159 | Java, Indonesia |
Vilyuchik | 2,173 | 7,129 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane | 2,171 | 7,123 | Honshū, Japan |
Snegovoy | 2,169 | 7,116 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. |
Galunggung | 2,168 | 7,113 | Java, Indonesia |
Vysoky | 2,161 | 7,090 | Kamchatka Peninsuala, Russia |
Mount Banahaw | 2,158 | 7,080 | Luzon, Philippines |
Kambalny | 2,156 | 7,073 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Kunyit | 2,151 | 7,057 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Sorikmarapi | 2,145 | 7,037 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Fee | 2,134 | 7,001 | British Columbia, Canada |
San Miguel | 2,130 | 6,988 | San Miguel Department, El Salvador |
Ash Mountain | 2,125 | 6,972 | British Columbia, Canada |
Öræfajökull | 2,110 | 6,923 | Iceland– highest mountain in Iceland |
K'iyán Mountain | 2,107 | 6,913 | British Columbia, Canada |
Ranakah | 2,100 | 6,890 | Flores Island, Indonesia |
Ebulobo | 2,096 | 6,877 | Flores Island, Indonesia |
Khodutka | 2,090 | 6,857 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Tangkuban Perahu | 2,084 | 6,837 | West Java, Indonesia |
Bukit Lumut Balai | 2,055 | 6,742 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mount Price | 2,052 | 6,732 | British Columbia, Canada |
Mount Ungaran | 2,050 | 6,726 | Java, Indonesia |
Mount Katmai | 2,047 | 6,716 | Alaska, United States |
Yanteles | 2,042 | 6,699 | Chile |
Mount Nipesotsu | 2,013 | 6,604 | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Heart Peaks | 2,012 | 6,601 | British Columbia, Canada |
San Joaquin | 2,009 | 6,591 | island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea |
Mount Fentale | 2,007 | 6,585 | Oromia Region, Ethiopia |
Bárðarbunga | 2,005 | 6,578 | Iceland |
Tarso Toh | 2,000 | 6,562 | Chad |
Khangar | 2,000 | 6,562 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Mount Klabat | 1,995 | 6,545 | North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Gedamsa Caldera | 1,984 | 6,509 | Ethiopia |
Akhtang | 1,956 | 6,417 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Kaba | 1,952 | 6,404 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Izalco | 1,950 | 6,398 | El Salvador |
Sangeang Api | 1,949 | 6,394 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Hallasan | 1,947 | 6,388 | Jeju Island, South Korea |
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano | 1,916 | 6,286 | Costa Rica |
Mount Yōtei | 1,898 | 6,227 | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Puy de Sancy | 1,886 | 6,188 | Massif Central, France |
Mallahle | 1,875 | 6,152 | Eritrea and Ethiopia |
Gorely | 1,829 | 6,001 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Seulawah Agam | 1,810 | 5,938 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Soputan | 1,785 | 5,856 | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Karangetang | 1,784 | 5,853 | Siau Island, Indonesia |
Mount Karang | 1,778 | 5,833 | Banten, Indonesia |
Chingo | 1,775 | 5,823 | Guatemala/ El Salvador |
San Cristobal | 1,745 | 5,725 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
Ma Alalta | 1,745 | 5,725 | Ethiopia |
Adwa | 1,733 | 5,686 | Ethiopia |
Kelud | 1,731 | 5,679 | Java, Indonesia |
Laki | 1,725 | 5,659 | Iceland |
Mount Batur | 1,717 | 5,633 | Bali, Indonesia |
Mount Gamalama | 1,715 | 5,627 | Maluku Islands, Indonesia |
Volcán Wolf | 1,707 | 5,600 | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
Lewotobi | 1,703 | 5,587 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Kirishima | 1,700 | 5,577 | Kyushu, Japan |
Concepción | 1,700 | 5,577 | Nicaragua |
Arenal Volcano | 1,670 | 5,479 | Costa Rica |
Mount Egon | 1,661 | 5,449 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Iliboleng | 1,659 | 5,443 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Lamongan | 1,651 | 5,417 | Java, Indonesia |
Kelimutu | 1,639 | 5,377 | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Kone | 1,619 | 5,312 | Ethiopia |
Sork Ale | 1,611 | 5,285 | Ethiopia |
Mount Aso | 1,592 | 5,223 | Kyushu, Japan |
Mount Lokon | 1,580 | 5,184 | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Inielika | 1,559 | 5,115 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Bulusan | 1,565 | 5,135 | Sorsogon, Philippines |
Mount Gamkonora | 1,560 | 5,118 | Maluku Islands, Indonesia |
Karymsky | 1,536 | 5,039 | Russia |
Mount Pinatubo | 1,486 | 4,875 | Philippines |
La Grande Soufrière | 1,467 | 4,813 | Guadeloupe, Overseas France |
Mount Ile Lewotolok | 1,423 | 4,669 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Morne Diablotins | 1,447 | 4,747 | Dominica |
Shinmoedake | 1,421 | 4,662 | Kyushu, Japan |
Mount Pelée | 1,397 | 4,583 | Martinique, Overseas France |
Kie Besi | 1,357 | 4,452 | Maluku Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Dana (Alaska) | 1,354 | 4,442 | Canoe Bay, Alaska Peninsula, United States |
Pulosari | 1,346 | 4,416 | Banten, Indonesia |
Morne Trois Pitons | 1,342 | 4,403 | Dominica |
Dukono | 1,335 | 4,380 | Maluku Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Ibu | 1,325 | 4,347 | Maluku Islands, Indonesia |
Asavyo | 1,324 | 4,344 | Ethiopia |
Mount Mahawu | 1,324 | 4,344 | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Mount Awu | 1,320 | 4,331 | Sangihe Islands, Indonesia |
Chinameca | 1,300 | 4,265 | El Salvador |
La Yeguada | 1,297 | 4,255 | Veraguas Province, Panama |
Momotombo | 1,297 | 4,255 | Nicaragua |
Mount Pānīʻau | 1,289 | 4,229 | Hawaii, United States |
Mount Vesuvius | 1,281 | 4,203 | Province of Naples, Italy |
Mount Baluran | 1,247 | 4,091 | East Java - Indonesia |
La Soufrière (Saint Vincent) | 1,234 | 4,049 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
La Yeguada | 1,297 | 4,255 | Panama |
Conchagua | 1,225 | 4,019 | El Salvador |
Morne Watt | 1,224 | 4,016 | Dominica |
Kilauea | 1,222 | 4,009 | Hawaii, United States |
El Valle | 1,185 | 3,888 | Panama |
Akademia Nauk | 1,180 | 3,871 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
Mount Liamuiga | 1,156 | 3,793 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Leroboleng | 1,117 | 3,665 | Flores, Indonesia |
Sakurajima | 1,117 | 3,665 | Kyushu, Japan |
Mount Tangkoko | 1,113 | 3,652 | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Leroboleng | 1,095 | 3,593 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Telica | 1,061 | 3,481 | Nicaragua |
Caldeira Volcano | 1,043 | 3,422 | Faial Island, Azores, Portugal |
Iliwerung | 1,018 | 3,340 | Lembata Island, Indonesia |
Suwoh | 1,000 | 3,281 | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Nevis Peak | 985 | 3,232 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Morne Plat Pays | 940 | 3,084 | Dominica |
Stromboli | 924 | 3,031 | Aeolian islands, Italy |
Soufriere Hills | 915 | 3,002 | Montserrat, British Overseas Territory |
Mount Scenery | 887 | 2,910 | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
Paluweh | 875 | 2,871 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Mount Wurlali | 868 | 2,848 | Banda Arc, Indonesia |
Mount Sirung | 862 | 2,828 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Morne aux Diables | 861 | 2,825 | Dominica |
Mount Saint Catherine | 840 | 2,756 | Grenada |
Krakatoa | 813 | 2,667 | Sunda Strait, Indonesia |
Mount Nila | 781 | 2,562 | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
San Diego volcanic field | 781 | 2,562 | El Salvador |
Qualibou | 777 | 2,549 | Saint Lucia |
Mount Batutara | 748 | 2,454 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Coatepeque Caldera | 746 | 2,448 | El Salvador |
Cerro Negro | 728 | 2,388 | Nicaragua |
Mount Ruang | 725 | 2,379 | Sangihe Islands, Indonesia |
Narcondam Island | 710 | 2,329 | Andaman Islands, India |
Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō | 700 | 2,297 | Hawaii, United States |
Krafla | 650 | 2,133 | Iceland |
Banda Api | 640 | 2,100 | Banda Arc, Indonesia |
Mount Iya | 637 | 2,090 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Masaya | 635 | 2,083 | Nicaragua |
Erta Ale | 613 | 2,011 | Ethiopia |
The Quill (Mount Mazinga) | 601 | 1,972 | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands |
Trindade and Martim Vaz | 600 | 1,969 | South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil |
Iliwerung | 583 | 1,913 | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
Golovnin | 543 | 1,781 | Russia |
Great Etang Lake | 530 | 1,739 | Grenada |
Baratang Island | 532 | 1,745 | Andaman Islands, India |
Mount Colo | 507 | 1,663 | Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia |
Vulcano | 501 | 1,644 | Aeolian islands, Italy |
Barren Island | 354 | 1,161 | Andaman Islands, India |
Whakaari / White Island | 321 | 1,053 | Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
Taal Volcano | 311 | 1,020 | Batangas, Philippines |
Anak Krakatoa | 288 | 945 | Sunda Strait, Indonesia |
Gunungapi Wetar | 282 | 925 | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
Pali-Aike volcanic field | 180 | 591 | Argentina–Chile border region |
A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth arranged by elevation in meters from its base on the ocean floor.
Volcanoes | Meters |
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Mauna Kea | 10203 meters |
Mauna Loa | 9170 meters |
Haleakalā | 9144 metres |
Teide | 7500 meters |
Piton des Neiges | 7071 meters (over 8000 meters before its collapse) |
Olympus Mons is a large shield volcano on Mars. It is over 21.9 km high as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. It is Mars's tallest volcano, its tallest planetary mountain, and is approximately tied with Rheasilvia on Vesta as the tallest mountain currently discovered in the Solar System. It is associated with the volcanic region of Tharsis Montes. It last erupted 25 million years ago.
The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a relative measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions. It was devised by Christopher G. Newhall of the United States Geological Survey and Stephen Self in 1982.
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (980 ft) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.
Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. This national park protects 35,200 ha of land containing the Great Basalt Wall, a geological formation of the Toomba flow. The Toomba volcano erupted approximately 20,000 years ago, covered 670 square kilometres, and flowed for 120 km. It is one of the most recent volcanic eruptions in Queensland. Due to the viscous nature of the rocky lava flows the park is not accessible to the public.
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth's largest active volcano by both mass and volume. It was historically considered to be the largest volcano on Earth until Tamu Massif was discovered to be larger. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, and a volume estimated at 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km3), although its peak is about 125 feet (38 m) lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are silica-poor and very fluid, and tend to be non-explosive.
Chimborazo is an inactive stratovolcano situated in Ecuador in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 A.D. Although not the tallest mountain in the Andes or on Earth relative to sea level, its summit is the farthest point on Earth's surface from the Earth's center due to its location along the planet's equatorial bulge. Chimborazo's height from sea level is 6,263 m (20,548 ft), well below that of Mount Everest.
Iceland experiences frequent volcanic activity, due to its location both on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and being over a hotspot. Nearly thirty volcanoes are known to have erupted in the Holocene epoch; these include Eldgjá, source of the largest lava eruption in human history. Some of the various eruptions of lava, gas and ash have been both destructive of property and deadly to life over the years, as well as disruptive to local and European air travel.
Ascraeus Mons is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.
Cayambe or Volcán Cayambe is a volcano in Ecuador, in the Cordillera Central, a range of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is located in Pichincha Province, some 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Quito. It is the third-highest mountain in Ecuador, at an elevation of 5,790 m (18,996 ft) above sea level.
The Tharsis Montes are three large shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. From north to south, the volcanoes are Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons. Mons is the Latin word for mountain; it is a descriptor term used in astrogeology for mountainous features in the Solar System.
The geology of Venus is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Venus. Within the Solar System, it is the one nearest to Earth and most like it in terms of mass, but has no magnetic field or recognizable plate tectonic system. Much of the ground surface is exposed volcanic bedrock, some with thin and patchy layers of soil covering, in marked contrast with Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Some impact craters are present, but Venus is similar to Earth in that there are fewer craters than on the other rocky planets that are largely covered by them. This is due in part to the thickness of the Venusian atmosphere disrupting small impactors before they strike the ground, but the paucity of large craters may be due to volcanic re-surfacing, possibly of a catastrophic nature. Volcanism appears to be the dominant agent of geological change on Venus. Some of the volcanic landforms appear to be unique to the planet. There are shield and composite volcanoes similar to those found on Earth, although these volcanoes are significantly shorter than those found on Earth or Mars. Given that Venus has approximately the same size, density, and composition as Earth, it is plausible that volcanism may be continuing on the planet today, as demonstrated by recent studies.
Elysium Mons is a volcano on Mars located in the volcanic province Elysium, at 25.02°N 147.21°E, in the Martian eastern hemisphere. It stands about 12.6 km (41,000 ft) above its base, and about 14.1 km (46,000 ft) above the Martian datum, making it the third tallest Martian mountain in terms of relief and the fourth highest in elevation. Its diameter is about 240 km (150 mi), with a summit caldera about 14 km (8.7 mi) across. It is flanked by the smaller volcanoes Hecates Tholus to the northeast, and Albor Tholus to the southeast.
Cerro Macá is a stratovolcano located to the north of the Aisén Fjord and to the east of the Moraleda Channel, in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile. This glacier-covered volcano lies along the regional Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone.
Mountains are listed according to various criteria: