Lists of highest points

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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. A partial list of highpoint lists is below:

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Worldwide

Physical geography

Global

By geographical region

Human geography

Within a particular country

Highest points of administrative divisions

Within the United Kingdom

Within the United States

Mean elevations of administrative divisions

See also

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This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least.

Lists of mountains can be organized by continent and more specifically by country and province/state: