Highest mountain in Africa
The current highest mountain in africa record is 19,341 ft, held by Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak. Last checked October 9, 2026.
19,341
ft
Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak
- Holder
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak
- Record
- 19,341 ft
- Metric
- 5,895 m
- Exact figure
- 5,895 m (19,341 ft)
- Location
- Tanzania, East Africa
- Recognized by
- Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA)
- Last checked
- October 9, 2026
Put it in perspective
At 19,341 ft, it is 13.3 times the height of the Empire State Building.
305 ftStatue of Liberty, with pedestal
456 ftGreat Pyramid of Giza
1,083 ftEiffel Tower
1,454 ftEmpire State Building
19,341 ftMount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak
Sources
- tanzaniaparks.go.tz Read the source
- guinnessworldrecords.com Read the source
- education.nationalgeographic.org Read the source
- unesco.org Kilimanjaro national park united republic tanzania
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