List of Mountain Ranges In The World 2021

A mountain range is a series of mountains or hills arranges in a line and connected by high ground. It has steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges, and a high point, called a peak or summit. Mountains serve as geographic features that define natural borders of countries. Their height can have effect upon weather patterns, stalling storms that roll off the oceans and in bringing down rains. The rugged mountains even provide refuge and protection for fleeing and invading armies. The world is home to more than 1,187,049 mountains. This article on List of Mountain Ranges In The World 2021 will help competitive exam aspirants in their preparation.

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List of Mountain Ranges In The World 2021

Below mentioned are list of major mountain ranges based on size and prominence –

Mountain Ranges of the World by Size

Name	Continents	Countries	Highest Point	Altitude (above sea level)
Himalayas	Asia	Pakistan, Nepal, India, China, Bhutan	Everest	8848
Karakoram	Asia	Pakistan, China, India	K2	8611
Hindu Kush	Asia	Afghanistan, Pakistan	Tirich Mir	7708
Pamirs	Asia	Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan	Kongur Tagh	7649
Hengduan Mountains	Asia	China, Myanmar	Mount Gongga	7556
Tian Shan	Asia	China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan	Jengish Chokusu	7439
Kunlun	Asia	China	Liushi Shan	7167
Andes	South America	Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela	Aconcagua	6962
Hindu Raj	Asia	Pakistan	Koyo Zom	6873
Alaska Range	North America	United States	Denali	6194
Saint Elias Mountains	North America	United States, Canada	Mount Logan	5959
Caucasus Mountains	Europe and Asia	Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan	Mount Elbrus	5642

Mountain Ranges of the World by Prominence

Peak	Range	Location	Prominence
Mount Everest	Himalayas	Nepal , China	8,848.86
Aconcagua	Andes	Argentina	6,962
Denali	Alaska Range	United States	6144
Mount Kilimanjaro	Eastern Rift Mountains	Tanzania	5,885
Pico Cristobal Colon	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Colombia	5,509
Mount Logan	Saint Elias Mountains	Canada	5,250
Pico de Orizaba	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt	Mexico	4,922
Vinson Massif	Sentinel Range	Antarctica	4,892
Puncak Jaya	Sudirman Range, New Guinea	Indonesia	4,884
Mount Elbrus	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	4,741
Mont Blanc	Alps	Italy ,France	4,695
Mount Damavand	Alborz	Iran	4,667
Klyuchevskaya Sopka	Kamchatka	Russia	4,649
Nanga Parbat	Himalayas	Pakistan	4608
Mauna Kea	Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands	United States	4,205
Jengish Chokusu	Kakshaal Too	China, Kyrgyzstan	4,148
Bogda Peak	Bogdashan	China	4122
Chimborazo	Cordillera Occidental	Ecuador	4,118
Namcha Barwa	Himalayas	China	4,106
Mount Kinabalu	Crocker Range , Borneo	Malaysia	4,095
Mount Reiner	Cascade Range	Untied States	4,023
K2	Karakoram	Pakistan	4,017
Ras Dashen	Siemen Mountains	Ethiopia	3,997
Volcan Tajumulco	Sierra Madre de Chiapas	Guatemala	3,980
Pico Bolivar	Sierra	Nevada de Merida	3,957
Mount Fairweather	Saint Elias Mountains	Canada, United Statas	3,955
Yushan	Yushan Range	Taiwan	3,952
Mount Stanley	Rwenzori Mountains	DR ,Congo, Uganda	3,951
Kanchenjunga	Himalayas	Nepal, India	3,922
Tiricha Mir	Hindu Kush	Pakistan	3,908
Mount Cameroon	Cameroon Line	Cameroon	3,901
Mount Kenya	Eastern Rift Mountains	Kenya	3,825
Mount Kerinci	Barisan Mountains, Sumatra	Indonesia	3,805
Mount Erebus	Ross Islan	Antarctica	3,794
Mount Fuji	Honshu	Japan	3,776
Toubkal	Atlas Mountains	Morocco	3,756
Cerro Chirripo	Cordillera de Talamanca	Costa Rica	3,727
Mount Rinjani	Lombok, Lesser Sunda Island	Indonesia	3,726
Aoraki/Mount Cook	Southern Alps	New Zealand	3724
Teide	Tenerife	Spain	3,715
Mount Boising	Finisterre Range	Papua New Guinea	3,709
Monte San Valentin	Andes	Chile	3,969
Gunnbjorn Fjeld	Watkins Range	Greenland	3,694
Ojos del Salado	Andes	Argentina, Chile	3,688
Semeru	Java	Indonesia	3,676
Ritacuba Blanco	Cordillera Oriental	Colombia	3,645
Mount Gongga	Daxue Mountains	China	3,642
Mount Ararat	Armenian Highlands	Turkey	3,611
Kongur Tagh	Kongur Shan	China	3,585
Mount Blackburn	Wrangell Mountains	United States	3,535
Mount Hayes	Alaska Range	United States	3,501
Mount Latimojong	Sulawesi	Indonesia	3,478
Mount Saint Elias	Saint Elias Mountains	Canada, United States	3,448
Ismoil Somoni Peak	Pamir Mountains	Tajikistan	3,402
Dhaulagiri	Himalayas	Nepal	3,357
Mercedario	Cordillera de la Ramada	Argentina	3,353
Lautaro	Andes	Chile	3,345
Belukha Mountains	Altai Mountains	Kazakhstan, Russia	3,343
Mount Etna	Sicily	Italy	3,329
Monte San Lorenzo	Andes	Argentina, Chile	3,319
Mount Karisimbi	Virunga Mountains	DR, Congo, Rwanda	3,312
Jabal an Nabi Shu’ayb	Sarawat Mountains	Yemen	3,311
Mount Waddington	Coast Mountains	Canada	3,289
Mulhacen	Sierra Nevada	Spain	3,285
Mount Slamet	Java	Indonesia	3,284
Sabalan	Alborz	Iran	3,283
Mount Marcus Baker	Chugach Mountains	United States	3,269
Sauyr Zhotasy	Saur Mountains	China, Kazakhstan	3,252
Cerro del Bolson	Andes	Argentina	3,252
Tomort	Tian Shan	China	3,243
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain	Yun Range	China	3,202
Mount Meru	Eastern Rift Mountains	Tanzania	3,170
Shiveluch	Kamchatka	Russia	3,168
Nanda Devi	Himalayas	India	3,139
Ichinsky	Sredinny Range	Russia	3,125
Mount Lawu	Java	Indonesia	3,118
Batura Sar	Karakoram	Pakistan	3,118
Mount Siple	Siple Island	Antarctica	3,110
Pico Duarte	Cordillera Central, Hispaniola	Dominican Republic	3,098
Manaslu	Himalayas	Nepal	3,092
Mount Whitney	Sierra Nevada	United States	3,073
Piton des Neiges	Reunion	France	3,069
Raung	Java	Indonesia	3,069
Xuelian Feng	Tian Shan	China	3,068
Haleakala	Maui, Hawaiian Islands	United States	3,055
Mount Lucania	Saint Elias Mountains	Canada	3,046
Mount Agung	Bali	Indonesia	3,031
Mount Binaiya	Seram	Indonesia	3,027
Popocatepetl	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt	Mexico	3,020
Pico Basile	Bioko, Cameroon Line	Equatorial Guinea	3,011
Koryaksky	Sredinny Range	Russia	2,999
Gangkhar Puensum	Himalayas	China, Bhutan	2,995
Mount Stephenson	Douglas Range, Alexander Islands	Antarctica	2,987
Annapurna	Himalayas	Nepal	2,984
Pik Talgar	Trans-lli Alatau	Kazakhstan	2,982
Mount Shasta	Cascade Range	United States	2,977
Mount Wilhelm	Bismarck Range	Papua new Guinea	2,969
Pico do Ramelau	Timor	Timor-Lest	2,963
Mount Apo	Apo-Talamo ,Minda Naw	Philippines	2,954
Gyala Peri	Nyenchn Tanglha Mountains	China	2,942
Mount Leuser	Sumatra	Indonesia	2,941
Mount Paget	Allardyce Range	South Georgia	2,934
Chakragil	Kunlun Mountains	China	2,935
Emi Koussi	Tibesti Mountains	Chad	2,934
Monarch Mountains	Coast Mountains	Canada	2,930
Mount Suckling	Owen Stanley Range	Papua New Guinea	2,925
Mount Pulag	Cordillera Central, Luzon	Philippines	2,922
El Mela	Andes	Argentina	2,907
Taftan	Baluchestan Mountains	Iran	2,901
Jabal Shams	Al Hajar Mountains	Oman	2,899
Shishapangma	Himalayas	China	2,897
Pico da Neblina	Cerro de la Neblina	Brazil	2,886
Saramati	Patkai	India, Myanmar	2,885
Maromokotro	Madagascar	Madagascar	2,876
Mount Shishaldin	Aleutian Range	United States	2,869
Moncong Lompotabang	Sulawesi	Indonesia	2,857
Buni Zom	Hindu Raj	Pakistan	2,845
Kuh- e Bandaka	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	2,834
Mount Robson	Canadian Rockies	Canada	2,829
Mount Fogo	Fogo	Cape Verde	2,829
Kamet	Himalayas	India	2,825
Rakaposhi	Karakoram	Pakistan	2,818
Aneto	Pyrenees	Spain	2,812
Arjuno-Welirang	Java	Indonesia	2,812
Jiuding Shan	Daxue Mountains	China	2,808

List of Longest Mountain Chains

Andes is the world’s longest above water mountain range. It stretches through seven countries in South America, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Its highest peak is Aconcagua. If we are to consider submarine mountain ranges, then the longest is the mid-ocean ridge system which extends up to 65,000 km. Below is the list of longest mountain chains.

Rank	Range	Continent	Country
1	Andes	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Venezuela
2	Southern Great Escarpment	Africa	Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia Angola
3	Rocky Mountains	North America	Canada, United States
4	Transantarctic Mountains	Antarctica	Antarctica
5	Great Dividing Range	Australia	Australia
6	Himalayas	Asia	Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bhutan India, Afghanistan, Myanmar
7	Ural Mountains	Asia and Europe	Russia, Kazakhstan

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