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

See also

• Lists of mountains
  • List of mountains by elevation
• List of tallest buildings and structures

This article includes a geography-related list of lists.