“Crown of Europe” High Points

The map above and list below (scroll down to skip this blurb and just see the list) includes the highest point (by elevation) in each European (by geography) country. There are endless variations of high points, impacted by anything from climate change to geopolitical factors. To keep this as simple as possible, I am defining European countries geographically (more than 50% of their mainland land mass within Europe). This means:

Cyprus, despite its EU membership, is excluded – the ‘true’ peak is inaccessible anyway, as it’s a military base. Turkey has the same ‘military base’ situation for its European side, although it would be excluded anyway, as only 3% of the country sits in Europe.

Russia is a tricky one, with under 25% of its land mass within the European continent. Many lists include it, as that <25% is still larger than any other European country. Country borders aside, Elbrus is also the highest point on the European continent. I may change my mind on this one at some point, given that it is generally considered necessary to count a completed “Crown of Europe”, but for now, it is excluded (for semi-obvious other reasons).

There are 4 countries with high points outside their mainlands, if all territories were to be included. These are: Spain (Teide in the Canary Islands, Africa), Portugal (Mount Pico in the Azores Islands, Africa), Denmark (Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland – in Europe but self-governed), and the Netherlands (Mount Scenery in Saba, Caribbean). While three of these would be fun to add on at some point outside of this challenge, Greenland’s peak is not very accessible (ski plane approach to base camp).

Another interesting one is Sweden, home to a mountain with dual summits: north & south Kebnekaise. The northern summit is rock, but the southern is ice, and the measured elevation fluctuates with more ice buildup in winter and melting in summer. I’ve even read that it’s worth checking with local guides close to when you’re planning to summit, to see which is higher! I’ve included the latest official measurement I could find.

Kosovo has 2 possible ‘high points’, and I’ve listed them both. Gjeravica is historically considered the highest, but due to border changes, Rudoka could also be considered the highest. It’s only 2m higher, so these peaks are nearly the same height. To make sure the true high point is reached in the event of erosion, etc…both are on the list to complete. Since Korab (Albania and North Macedonia) is a 2-for-1, this is a chance to offset that with another Balkan peak.

There are 47 countries on the below list, but only 46 peaks. This is because of two shared peaks: Mont Blanc (France & Italy) and Golem Korab (Albania & North Macedonia), while Kosovo has two listed. Some ‘Crown of Europe’ lists include Gran Paradiso, as it’s the tallest peak fully in Italy. This might get added on here later, as it’s also part of the “Alps Seven Summits”.

1 other note on ‘countries’ – we can debate whether the UK should count as 1 country or 4 all day, but I live in England, so all 4 peaks are fairly accessible to me (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). So, why not do them all? 🙂 Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest point in the UK.

Without further ado, the full list is below (note: TBD dates will change 1,234,567,890 more times)!

Country Name	High Point Name	Elevation (meters)	Elevation (feet)	Date Completed
Vatican City	Vatican Hill	75	246	TBD (early 2026)
#9: Monaco	Chemin des Révoires	170	558	May 3, 2025 ✓
#25: Denmark	Møllehøj	171	561	Nov 18, 2025 ✓
#10: Malta	Ta’ Dmejrek	253	830	May 12, 2025 ✓
#24: Lithuania	Aukštojas Hill	280	919	November 16, 2025 ✓
Latvia	Gaiziņkalns	311	1,020	TBD (2026)
Estonia	Suur Munamägi	317	1,040	TBD (2026)
#5: Netherlands	Vaalserberg	321	1,053	Apr 11, 2025 ✓
Belarus	Dzyarzhynskaya Hara	345	1,132	TBD
#19: Moldova	Dealul Bălănești	430	1,411	July 30, 2025 ✓
#3: Luxembourg	Kneiff	560	1,837	Apr 11, 2025 ✓
#4: Belgium	Signal de Botrange	694	2,277	Apr 11, 2025 ✓
#8: San Marino	Monte Titano	739	2,425	May 1, 2025 ✓
#16: Northern Ireland	Slieve Donard	852	2,795	July 13, 2025 ✓
#6: England	Scafell Pike	978	3,209	April 20, 2025 ✓
Hungary	Kékes	1,014	3,327	TBD (early 2026)
#15: Ireland	Carrauntoohil	1,039	3,409	July 12, 2025 ✓
#2: Wales	Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)	1,085	3,560	April 5, 2025 ✓
Finland	Halti	1,324	4,344	est Aug 2026
Scotland (UK)	Ben Nevis	1,345	4,413	est Oct 2026
#7: Czechia	Sněžka	1,603	5,259	April 28, 2025 ✓
#12: Croatia	Dinara	1,831	6,007	May 25, 2025 ✓
#1: Portugal	Torre	1,993	6,539	March 29, 2025 ✓
Ukraine	Hoverla	2,061	6,762	TBD
Sweden	Kebnekaise	2,097	6,880	est Aug 2026
Iceland	Hvannadalshnúkur	2,110	6,923	est May 2026
#23: Serbia	Midžor	2,170	7,119	October 5, 2025 ✓
#11: Bosnia & Herzegovina	Maglić	2,386	7,828	May 24, 2025 ✓
Norway	Galdhøpiggen	2,469	8,100	est Aug 2026
#22: Poland	Rysy	2,499	8,199	September 28, 2025 ✓
Montenegro	Zla Kolata	2,535	8,317	est Jun 2026
#18: Romania	Moldoveanu	2,544	8,346	July 28, 2025 ✓
Liechtenstein	Vorder Grauspitz	2,599	8,527	est Jul 2026
Slovakia	Gerlachovský Štít	2,655	8,711	est Jul 2026
#21: Kosovo	Gjeravica	2,656	8,714	August 7, 2025 ✓
Kosovo	Rudoka e Madhe	2,658	8,720	est Jun 2026
#20: Albania & North Macedonia	Golem Korab	2,764	9,068	August 4, 2025 ✓
#14: Slovenia	Triglav	2,864	9,396	July 5, 2025 ✓
Greece	Mount Olympus	2,918	9,573	est Jun 2026
Bulgaria	Musala	2,926	9,600	est Jun 2026
#13: Andorra	Coma Pedrosa	2,945	9,662	June 19, 2025 ✓
#17: Germany	Zugspitze	2,962	9,718	July 19, 2025 ✓
Spain	Mulhacén	3,479	11,414	est Sep 2026
Austria	Grossglockner	3,798	12,461	est Aug 2026
Switzerland	Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa)	4,634	15,203	est Jul 2026
France & Italy	Mont Blanc	4,807	15,771	est Jun 2026