The list below
identifies and ranks the 100 Asia mountains
with the largest prominence or primary factor.
Note that this list excludes islands, peaks on islands can be found on a separate list.
The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak. In terms of map contours, this vertical drop is defined by the first contour that encircles a higher peak and the preceeding (higher) contour line which has the peak in question as the highest point inside its closed curve. Between these two contour lines lies the (usually unique) defining saddle of the mountain.
This list is based on data compiled by Aaron Maizlish and
Jonathan de Ferranti, more information can be found here.
Confirmed or suspected corrections are most welcome by email to: petter@ii.uib.no
The list goes down to 2000 meter prominence, a total of 133 mountains.
Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it (2/50), (2/100).
| Rank | Height | Name | Primary factor | Country | Saddle | Comments |
| 1 | 8850 | Mount Everest | 8850 | Nepal/Tibet | Ocean | World HP |
| 2** | 5642 | Gora Elbrus | 4741 | Russia | W. Pakistan | The "7th" summit |
| 3** | 5610 | Damavand | 4667 | Iran | In Georgia | Volcano, Iran HP |
| 4 | 4750 | Klyuchevskaya | 4649 | Russia | tbd. | Volcano in Asia |
| 5 | 8125 | Nanga Parbat | 4608 | Pakistan | Zoji La | 31 died before first ascent |
| 6 | 7439 | Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobeda) | 4148 | China | local | Most northerly 7000 m peak |
| 7 | 5445 | Bogda Shan | 4122 | China | Near Urumqi | 160 km from -150 m depression |
| 8 | 7782 | Namcha Barwa | 4106 | China | Lo La | First ascent in 1992 |
| 9 | 8611 | K2 | 4017 | Pakistan/China | Lo Mustang, Tibet | "World's hardest" |
| 10 | 8586 | Kangchenjunga | 3922 | India/Nepal | tbd | 3rd. highest in the world |
| 11 | 7706 | Tirich Mir | 3908 | Pakistan | Baroghil Pass | Hindu Kush HP, first ascent by Arne Næss |
| 12 | 7556 | Minya Konka | 3642 | China | North of peak | No comment yet |
| 13** | 5137 | Mount Ararat | 3611 | Turkey | Near Gardaneh-ye-Kuhin | First ascent by Noah! |
| 14 | 7649 | Kongur Shan | 3585 | China | Near Muztagata | Discovered in 1900 |
| 15 | 7495 | Pik Imeni Ismail Samani (Pik Kommunizma) | 3402 | Tajikistan | NW of Uybulok Pass | TBW |
| 16 | 8167 | Dhaulagiri I | 3357 | Nepal | NW of Za'ngoza'ngoin | TBW |
| 17 | 4506 | Gora Belukta | 3343 | Russia | 42:59:05, 99:39:48 | TBW |
| 18 | 3666 | Jebel an Nabi Shu'ayb | 3326 | Yemen | tbd | TBW |
| 19 | 4811 | Kuh-e-Sabalaan | 3283 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 20 | 3840 | Sauyr Zhotasy | 3252 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 21 | 4886 | Tomort | 3243 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 22 | 5596 | Yulong Xueshan | 3202 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 23 | 3307 | Shiveluch | 3168 | Russia | tbd | TBW |
| 24 | 7816 | Nanda Devi | 3139 | India | Near Bhawiti Camp | TBW |
| 25 | 3607 | Ichinsky | 3125 | Russia | tbd | TBW |
| 26 | 7795 | Batura Sar | 3117 | Pakistan | Mintaka Pass | TBW |
| 27 | 8163 | Manaslu | 3092 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 28 | 6627 | Xuelian Feng | 3068 | China | tbd | TBW |
| **** | **** | Asia 29 peaks with at least 3000 meter prominence. | **** | ** | ** | ** |
| 29 | 3456 | Koryaksky Volcano | 2999 | Russia (Kamchatka) | tbd | TBW |
| 30 | 7570 | Kangkar Punzum | 2995 | Buhtan/Tibet | tbd | TBW |
| 31 | 8091 | Annapurna | 2984 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 32 | 4978 | Pik Talgar | 2981 | Kazakhstan | TBD | TBW |
| 33 | 7294 | Gyalha Peri | 2942 | Tibet | TBD | TBW |
| 34 | 6760 | Chakragil | 2934 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 35 | 7570 | Kangkar Pedcnzum | 2932 | Tibet (China) | tbd | TBW |
| 36 | 3941 | Kuh-e-Taftan | 2901 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 37 | 3019 | Jebel Ash Sham | 2899 | Oman | tbd | TBW |
| 38 | 8027 | Shishapangma | 2897 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 39 | 3826 | Saramati | 2885 | Burma/India | tbd | TBW |
| 40 | 6812 | Kuh-e Bandaka | 2834 | Afghanistan | tbd | TBW |
| 41 | 4969 | Jiuding Shan | 2808 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 42 | 7134 | Pik Achiktash (Lenin) | 2790 | Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan | tbd | TBW |
| 43 | 7694 | Gurla Mandhata | 2788 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 44 | 4500 | Kuh-e Hazar | 2741 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 45 | 3527 | Kronotsky Volcano | 2736 | Russia (Kamchatka) | tbd | TBW |
| 46 | 7546 | Muztagh Ata | 2735 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 47 | 6723 | Pik Karla Marksa | 2693 | Tajikistan | tbd | TBW |
| 48 | 5982 | Pik Dankova | 2675 | Kyrgyzstan | tbd | TBW |
| 49 | 4409 | Kuh-e Dinar | 2604 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 50 | 2744 | Paektu-san | 2593 | China/North Korea | tbd | TBW |
| **** | **** | Asia 50 Finest above here. | **** | ** | ** | ** |
| 51 | 5248 | Borohoro Shan HP | 2576 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 52 | 6250 | Yaomei Feng | 2571 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 53 | 5830 | Altun Shan | 2528 | China | tbd | TBW |
| **** | **** | Asia 54 peaks with at least 2500 meter prominence. | **** | ** | ** | ** |
| 54 | 4136 | Uludoruk | 2483 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| 55 | 4622 | Gora Alagordy | 2480 | China/Kazakhstan | tbd | TBW |
| 56 | 2694 | Anai Mudi | 2479 | India | tbd | TBW |
| 57 | 5325 | Kuh-e Safed Khers HP | 2470 | Afghanistan | tbd | TBW |
| 58 | 4466 | Gora Bazardyuzi | 2454 | Russia/Azerbaijan | tbd | TBW |
| 59 | 6882 | Bairiga | 2444 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 60 | 5467 | Kuh-e Chuk Shahk | 2444 | Afghanistan | tbd | TBW |
| 61 | 3003 | Pik Pobeda | 2443 | Russia (Magadan) | tbd | TBW |
| 62 | 7937 | Annapurna II | 2437 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 63 | 3917 | Erciyes Dagi | 2419 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| 64 | 2629 | Jebel Katarina | 2404 | Egypt | tbd | TBW |
| 65 | 6940 | Pik Revolutsii | 2402 | Tajikistan | tbd | TBW |
| 66 | 3503 | Kuh-e Zendan | 2400 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 67 | 7752 | Dhaulagiri II | 2397 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 68 | 3087 | Qomet es Saouda | 2392 | Lebanon | tbd | TBW |
| 69 | 8485 | Makalu | 2378 | China/Nepal (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 70 | 3282 | Kertau | 2365 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 71 | 5034 | Gora Kazbek | 2353 | Georgia | tbd | TBW |
| 72 | 3796 | Jargalant Khairkhan | 2353 | Mongolia | tbd | TBW |
| 73 | 7422 | Yangra Kangri | 2352 | China/Nepal (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 74 | 4374 | Nayramadlin Orgil | 2342 | China/Mongolia | tbd | TBW |
| 75 | 8188 | Cho Oyu | 2340 | China/Nepal (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 76 | 2453 | Ledyakaya | 2337 | Russia (Magadan) | tbd | TBW |
| 77 | 3756 | Demirkazik Tepe | 2336 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| 78 | 5450 | Tekilik Shan | 2316 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 79 | 5900 | Pik Sat | 2302 | Tajikistan | tbd | TBW |
| 80 | 4755 | Sikaram Sar | 2295 | Afghanistan/Pakistan | tbd | TBW |
| 81 | 6614 | Gora Kurumdy | 2278 | Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan | tbd | TBW |
| 82 | 3932 | Kackar Dagi | 2272 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| 83 | 4050 | Shir Kuh | 2271 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 84 | 3100 | Dashennongjia | 2270 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 85 | 5490 | Gora Chimtarga | 2266 | Tajikistan | tbd | TBW |
| 86 | 4000 | Otgon Tenger Uul | 2259 | Mongolia | tbd | TBW |
| 87 | 2636 | Doda Betta | 2256 | India | tbd | TBW |
| 88 | 7162 | Nyainqentanglha Feng | 2239 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 89 | 6740 | Kawagebo | 2232 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 90 | 3750 | Taibai Shan | 2232 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 91 | 5808 | Kangze'gyai | 2231 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 92 | 4895 | Semionova Tien-Shanskogo | 2231 | Kyrgyzstan | tbd | TBW |
| 93 | 3072 | Pik Bam | 2230 | Russia (Far east) | tbd | TBW |
| 94 | 4750 | Huatou Jian | 2223 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 95 | 6956 | Sepu Kangri | 2213 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 96 | 2923 | Zhupanovsky Volcano | 2210 | Russia (Kamchatka) | tbd | TBW |
| 97 | 2598 | Ngoc Linh | 2208 | Vietnam | tbd | TBW |
| 98 | 7060 | Kangtö | 2195 | China/India (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 99 | 3672 | Mount Ostry Tolbachik | 2190 | Russia (Kamchatka) | tbd | TBW |
| 100 | 4058 | Suphan Dagi | 2189 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| **** | **** | Asia 100 Finest above here. | **** | ** | ** | ** |
| 101 | 7206 | Norin Kang | 2160 | China (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 102 | 8080 | Gasherbrum I | 2155 | China/Pakistan | tbd | TBW |
| 103 | 3070 | Mount Victoria | 2148 | Burma | tbd | TBW |
| 104 | 4493 | Gora Tebulosmta | 2145 | Russia/Georgia | tbd | TBW |
| 105 | 4090 | Aragats | 2143 | Armenia | tbd | TBW |
| 106 | 2187 | Gunung Tahan | 2140 | Malaysia | tbd | TBW |
| 107 | 3802 | Ich Obo | 2132 | Mongolia | tbd | TBW |
| 108 | 5048 | Kuh-e Baba HP | 2111 | Afghanistan | tbd | TBW |
| 109 | 3067 | Yuzhno Muiskyy Khrebet HP | 2107 | Russia (Far east) | tbd | TBW |
| 110 | 2681 | Kuh-e Shab | 2100 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 111 | 3540 | Helan Shan | 2098 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 112 | 5621 | Pik Skalistiy | 2095 | Kyrgyzstan | tbd | TBW |
| 113 | 4200 | Zard Kuh | 2095 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 114 | 6070 | Lamo-She | 2093 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 115 | 7050 | Chomolhari | 2086 | China/Bhutan (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 116 | 4300 | Barkol Shan | 2083 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 117 | 3240 | Kuh-e Fareghan | 2082 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 118 | 2830 | Phu Bia | 2079 | Laos | tbd | TBW |
| 119 | 3315 | Dunheger | 2075 | China/Mongolia | tbd | TBW |
| 120 | 2460 | Opala Volcano | 2070 | Russia (Kamchatka) | tbd | TBW |
| 121 | 7165 | Chamar | 2061 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 122 | 3524 | Medetsiz Tepe | 2058 | Turkey | tbd | TBW |
| 123 | 5588 | Xuebao Ding | 2057 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 124 | 2420 | Chu Yang Sin | 2055 | Laos | tbd | TBW |
| 125 | 7132 | Api | 2040 | Nepal | tbd | TBW |
| 126 | 2350 | Kuh-e Genu | 2035 | Iran | tbd | TBW |
| 127 | 7128 | Pauhunri | 2030 | China/India (Tibet) | tbd | TBW |
| 128 | 6245 | Sulamutag Feng | 2028 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 129 | 7492 | Noshaq | 2024 | Afghanistan/Pakistan | tbd | TBW |
| 130 | 5992 | Kawarani | 2018 | China | tbd | TBW |
| 131 | 6286 | Kuh-i Belandtarin | 2008 | Afghanistan | tbd | TBW |
| 132 | 5205 | Gora Dykhtau | 2002 | Russia | tbd | TBW |
| 133 | 6204 | Ge'nyen | 2000 | China | tbd | TBW |
| **** | **** | Asia 133 peaks with at least 2000 meter prominence. | **** | ** | ** | ** |
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Copyright 2000-2015, Petter Bjørstad.
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