Europe's 50 Finest Island Mountains ranked by primary factor.

This list identifies and ranks the 50 mountains on islands in Europe with the largest primary factor. The primary factor is also called the "prominence" of a mountain in the USA.

Islands are sometimes European with respect to geographical and political criteria, sometimes mainly (or in extreme cases only) because of historical and political reasons.

For completeness only, see the political list for islands that have NO (geographical) RELATION to Europe whatsoever, but where the territory is part of a European country. That is, there is no independence and the island population participates in the corresponding European country political elections.

For islands, the primary factor of its highest mountain will therefore equal the elevation (above sea level) of that peak. However, an island with a low saddle connecting two peaks may well have two (or more) entries on the list. Note that one could discuss if the Peloponnese Penisula should count as an island, since it is separated from the mainland of Greece by a (very narrow) sea level canal. We adopt the policy to not consider such a man made change to nature, it is therefore not on this list.

This list is based on data compiled by Petter Bjørstad, Eberhard Jurgalski, and Vasja Kavcic.

Confirmed or suspected corrections are most welcome by email to: petter@ii.uib.no
I appreciate that use of these data is acknowledged including a link to my main mountain page.

Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it (25/50).

Rank	Height	Name	Primary factor	Country
1**	3718	Teide	3718	Tenerife, Spain
2**	3323	Etna	3323	Sicily, Italy
3**	2706	Cinto	2706	Corsica, France
4**	2456	Psiloritis	2456	Crete, Greece
5	2423	Roque de Los Muchachos	2423	La Palma, Spain
6	2351	Pico	2351	Pico (Azores), Portugal
7	2277	Beerenberg	2277	Jan Mayen, Norway
8	2119	Hvannadalshnúkur	2119	Iceland
9**	2452	Pakhnes	2038	Crete, Greece
****	****	End 2000 meter	****	**
10	1952	Olympos	1952	Cyprus
11	1949	Pico de Las Nieves	1949	Gran Canaria, Spain
12**	1862	Pico Ruivo	1862	Madeira, Portugal
13**	1834	La Marmora	1834	Sardinia, Italy
14**	2148	Spathi	1798	Crete, Greece
15**	1743	Dirfis	1743	Evia, Greece
16	1717	Newtontoppen	1717	Spitsbergen, Norway
17**	1628	Ainos	1628	Kefallinia, Greece
18**	1611	Fegari	1611	Samothrace, Greece
19	1500	Pico de Malpaso	1500	El Hirro, Spain
****	****	End Ultras	****	**
20	1487	Garajonay	1487	La Gomera, Spain
21	1447	Puig Mayor	1447	Mallorca, Spain
22	1436	Kerketefs	1436	Samos, Greece
23**	1344	Ben Nevis	1344	Scotland, United Kingdom
24**	1297	Pelineo	1297	Chios, Greece
25**	1277	Langlitinden	1277	Andørja, Norway
26	1262	Møysalen	1262	Hinnøya, Norway
27**	1228	Store Kågtind	1228	Kågen, Norway
28	1215	Attaviros	1215	Rhodos, Greece
29	1215	Kali Limni	1215	Karpathos, Greece
30**	1767	Monte San Petrone	1208	Corsica, France
31	1203	Ipsarion	1203	Rhodos, Greece
32**	2352	Monte Renoso	1189	Corsica, France
33**	1168	Arnøyhøgda	1168	Arnøya, Norway
34	1158	Elati	1158	Lefkada, Greece
35	1183	Carn Eige	1147	Scotland, United Kingdom
36	1146	Higravtinden	1146	Austvågøy, Norway
37**	2622	Monte Rotondo	1144	Corsica, France
38**	1142	Blåtinden	1142	Uløya, Norway
39	1431	Hornsundtind	1130	Spitsbergen, Norway
40	1084	Monacofjellet	1084	Prins Karls Forland, Norway
41	1458	Kongen	1080	Spitsbergen, Norway
42**	1078	Seilandstuva	1078	Seiland, Norway
43**	1072	Botnkrona	1072	Alsten, Norway
44**	1535	Monte Asto	1063	Corsica, France
45	1053	Pico da Esperanca	1053	Sao Jorge (Azores), Portugal
46	1051	Soltindan	1051	Ringvassøya, Norway
47**	1044	Store Blåmannen	1044	Kvaløya, Norway
48	1043	Cabeco Gordo	1043	Faial (Azores), Portugal
49	1039	Carrauntoohil	1039	Ireland
50**	1085	Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)	1038	Wales HP, United Kingdom
****	****	Europe's 50 finest island mountains	****	**
51	1037	Kirykos	1037	Ikaria, Greece
52**	1031	Vanntinden	1031	Vanna, Norway

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