title: Lists of highest points
text: # 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 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 (including highest points in each Swiss canton)
  
  **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 (including highest points in each U.S. state)
     * 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 (including mean elevations of each Swiss canton)
  * List of U.S. states and territories by elevation (including mean elevations of each U.S. state)
     * List of highest counties in the United States
  