Lists of highest points
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:
Worldwide
Physical geography
Global
- List of highest mountains on Earth
- Summits farthest from the Earth's center
- List of islands by highest point
By geographical region
- List of highest points on each continent
- List of elevation extremes by country
- * List of countries by highest point
- * List of highest points of African countries
- * List of highest points of Asian countries
- * List of highest points of European countries
- * List of highest points of Oceanian countries
- * List of highest points of North American countries
- * List of highest points of South American countries
- List of elevation extremes by region
Human geography
- List of highest towns by country
- * List of highest cities
- * List of highest large cities
Within a particular country
Highest points of administrative divisions
- List of Brazilian states by highest point
- List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
- List of Chinese administrative divisions by highest point
- List of the highest points of the German states
- List of Indian states and union territories by highest point
- List of Indonesian provinces by highest point
- List of Irish counties by highest point
- List of Italian regions by highest point
- List of Nigerian states by highest point
- List of highest points of Norwegian counties
- List of South African provinces by highest point
- List of Swiss cantons by elevation
Within the United Kingdom
- List of highest points in the United Kingdom
- * List of English counties by highest point
- * List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point
- * List of Welsh principal areas by highest point
- * List of Scottish counties by highest point
- * List of Scottish council areas by highest point
- *List of Northern Ireland counties by highest point
- * List of Northern Ireland districts by highest point
- * List of highest points in London
Within the United States
- List of U.S. states and territories by elevation
- * List of highest U.S. county high points
- ** List of highest points in California by county
- ** List of Colorado county high points
- ** List of highest points in Oregon by county
- ** List of highest points in Nevada by county
- ** List of highest points in Washington by county
- * List of Florida's highest points
- * List of highest United States cities by state or territory
Mean elevations of administrative divisions
- List of Swiss cantons by elevation
- List of U.S. states and territories by elevation
- * List of highest counties in the United States