Longest Mountain Ranges on Earth ⛰️ Top 40 List
This list of longest mountain ranges of the world also shows the name of the highest peak. And height of each mountain range.
- Longest mountain ranges chart compiled by Robert Junker, last updated 18 Aug 2024.
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Longest mountain ranges on Earth ⛰️ | Location of mountain ranges | Highest peak | Height (m) | Height (feet) | Length (~km) | Length (~miles) |
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Abyssinia | Ethiopia | Ras Daschan Terara | 4533 | 14872 | 1000 | 621 |
Andes | South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina among others). | Aconcagua, ARG | 6962 | 22841 | 7500 | 4474 |
Alaska Range | Alaska, USA | Denali (Mount McKinley) | 6190 | 20310 | 2650 | 1647 |
Aleutian Range | Alaska, USA | Mount Redoubt | 3108 | 10197 | 1450 | 901 |
Alps | Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France and Austria | Mont Blanc (France) | 4807 | 15771 | 1450 | 901 |
Altai | Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Russia | Belukha | 4506 | 14783 | 2100 | 1305 |
Apennines | Italy | Corno Grande | 2912 | 9554 | 1500 | 932 |
Appalachian | USA (East Coast) | Mount Mitchell | 2037 | 6683 | 1150 | 715 |
Assam-Burma Chain | India, Myanmar | Hkajabo Razi | 5881 | 19295 | 1100 | 684 |
Atlas | Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia | Jebel Toubkal | 4165 | 13665 | 2000 | 1243 |
Bismarck Mountains | Papua New Guinea | Mount Wilhelm | 4509 | 14793 | 450 | 280 |
Brazilian | Brazil | Pico da Bandeira | 2890 | 9482 | 3000 | 1864 |
Drakensberg | South Africa, Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 3482 | 11424 | 1300 | 808 |
Saint Elias chain | Canada | Mount Logan | 5959 | 19551 | 450 | 280 |
Great Dividing Range | Eastern Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 | 7310 | 3600 | 2237 |
Himalayas | India, Tibet. | Mount Everest | 8846 | 29022 | 3000 | 1864 |
Hindu Kush | Afghanistan, Pakistan | Tirich Mir | 7690 | 25230 | 1200 | 746 |
Karakorum | Asia (Kashmir) | K2 | 8611 | 28251 | 800 | 497 |
Carpathians | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Serbia | Gerlachovsky stit | 2655 | 8711 | 1300 | 808 |
Cascade Range | USA (North West Coast) | Mount Rainier | 4394 | 14416 | 1150 | 715 |
Caucasus | Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan | Elbrus | 5642 | 18510 | 1100 | 684 |
Kilimanjaro | Northeast Tanzania | Kibo | 5895 | 19341 | 80 | 50 |
Kunlun | China | Ulugh Muz Tagh | 7723 | 25338 | 3000 | 1864 |
Maoke | New Guinea (Indonesia) | Puncak Jaya | 4884 | 16024 | 692 | 430 |
Pamir | Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan. | Kongur | 7649 | 25095 | 2600 | 1616 |
Rocky Mountains | USA, Canada | Mount Elbert | 4396 | 14423 | 4800 | 2983 |
Ruwenzori | Dem Congo, Uganda | Margherita peak | 5109 | 16762 | 160 | 99 |
Sierra Madre Occidental | West coast of Mexico | Cerro Mohinora | 3300 | 10827 | 1450 | 901 |
Sierra Madre Oriental | North-Eastern Mexico | Cerro Potosi | 3718 | 12198 | 1550 | 963 |
Sierra Nevada | USA (California, Nevada) | Mount Whitney | 4421 | 14505 | 650 | 404 |
Taurus | Turkey | Demirkazik | 3756 | 12323 | 1500 | 932 |
Tian Shan | Kirgisitan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, China, Uzbekistan. | Cheng. Tschokusu | 7439 | 24406 | 2250 | 1398 |
Transantarctic | South West Antarctica. | Mount Kirkpatrick | 4528 | 14856 | 3500 | 2175 |
Chersky Range | Northeast Siberia | Pobeda | 3147 | 10325 | 1300 | 808 |
Ural | Russia | Narodnaya | 1895 | 6217 | 2100 | 1305 |
Verkhoyansk Mountains | East Siberia (Russia) | Mus Haya | 2959 | 9708 | 1200 | 746 |
Western Ghats | West Indies | Anai Madi | 2694 | 8839 | 1600 | 994 |
West Sumatra-Java-Chain | West Sumatra (Java) | Kerinchi | 3805 | 12484 | 2900 | 1802 |
Zagros | Iran | Zard Kuh | 4550 | 14928 | 1500 | 932 |
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