The highest mountain in the Netherlands is 877 meters high
Did you know that the highest mountain in the Netherlands is not the Vaalserberg at 322.7 meters, but Mount Scenery at 877 meters? On October 10, 2010, the Vaalserberg lost its status as the highest mountain to Mount Scenery on Saba. On this day Saba became a special Dutch municipality and therefore Mount Scenery is the highest mountain in the Netherlands.
In the list below you will find the highest mountain per country. What is striking in this list is that the top 10 contains no fewer than 9 countries from Asia. This is not to say that the 9 highest mountains are in Asia, I believe even the top 100! Of the highest mountains in Asia. The country with the highest mountain, which is not in Asia, is Argentina with the Aconcagua of 6960 meters. It is also striking that Denmark is the European country with the lowest 'highest mountain'. Vatican City is not taken into account for the moment. Malta and Lithuania are doing slightly better than Denmark.
Cheating
Do you think the Netherlands is cheating with the Mount Scenery, well there are more countries that are taking a piece from elsewhere. For example, the highest mountain in Spain is Teide on Tenerife. The highest mountain in France is also the highest mountain in Italy, just as the highest mountain in China is also the highest mountain in Nepal.
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| 1 | Nepal | Mount Everest | 8.848 m |
| 1 | China | Mount Everest | 8.848 m |
| 3 | Pakistan | K2 | 8.611 m |
| 4 | India | Kangchenjunga | 8.586 m |
| 5 | Bhutan | Gangkhar Puensum | 7.570 m |
| 6 | Tajikistan | Ismoil Somoni Peak | 7.495 m |
| 7 | Afghanistan | Noshaq | 7.492 m |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | Jengish Chokusu | 7.439 m |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | Khan Tengri | 7.010 m |
| 10 | Argentina | Aconcagua | 6.960 m |
| 11 | Chile | Ojos del Salado | 6.893 m |
| 12 | Peru | Huascaran | 6.768 m |
| 13 | Bolivia | Nevado Sajama | 6.542 m |
| 14 | Ecuador | Mount Chimborazo | 6.267 m |
| 15 | Verenigde Staten | Mount McKinley | 6.194 m |
| 16 | Canada | Mount Logan | 5.959 m |
| 17 | Tanzania | Mount Kilimanjaro | 5.892 m |
| 18 | Myanmar | Hkakabo Razi | 5.881 m |
| 19 | Colombia | Pico Cristobal Colon or Pico Simon Bolivar | 5.700 m |
| 20 | Rusland | Mount Elbrus | 5.642 m |
| 21 | Mexico | Pico de Orizaba | 5.636 m |
| 22 | Iran | Damavand | 5.610 m |
| 23 | Kenya | Batian on Mount Kenya | 5.199 m |
| 24 | Georgie | Shkhara | 5.193 m |
| 25 | Turkije | Mount Ararat | 5.137 m |
| 26 | Congo | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5.110 m |
| 26 | Uganda | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5.110 m |
| 28 | Venezuela | Pico Bolivar | 4.981 m |
| 30 | Indonesie | Mount Carstensz | 4.884 m |
| 31 | Frankrijk | Mont Blanc | 4.810 m |
| 31 | Italie | Monte Bianco | 4.810 m |
| 33 | Oezbekistan | Khazret Sultan | 4.643 m |
| 34 | Zwitserland | Dufourspitze on Monte Rosa | 4.634 m |
| 35 | Ethiopie | Ras Dejen | 4.550 m |
| 36 | Rwanda | Mount Karisimbi | 4.519 m |
| 37 | Papua Nieuw Guinea | Mount Wilhelm | 4.509 m |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | Bazarduzu Dagi | 4.485 m |
| 39 | Mongolie | Khuiten Peak | 4.374 m |
| 40 | Guatemala | Volcan Tajumulco | 4.220 m |
| 41 | Marokko | Jbel Toubkal | 4.165 m |
| 42 | Maleisie | Mount Kinabalu | 4.095 m |
| 43 | Armenie | Mount Aragats | 4.090 m |
| 45 | Kameroen | Fako on Mount Cameroon | 4.040 m |
| 48 | Costa Rica | Cerro Chirripo | 3.820 m |
| 49 | Oostenrijk | Grossglockner | 3.798 m |
| 50 | Japan | Mount Fuji | 3.776 m |
| 51 | Nieuw Zeeland | Aoraki/Mount Cook | 3.754 m |
| 52 | Spanje | Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands | 3.718 m |
| 54 | Jemen | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | 3.666 m |
| 55 | Irak | Cheekha Dar | 3.611 m |
| 56 | Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 3.482 m |
| 57 | Panama | Volcan Baru | 3.475 m |
| 58 | Zuid-Afrika | Mafadi | 3.450 m |
| 59 | Chad | Emi Koussi | 3.445 m |
| 60 | Zuid Soedan | Kinyeti | 3.187 m |
| 61 | Vietnam | Fan Si Pan | 3.143 m |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | Ayrybaba | 3.139 m |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | Pico Duarte | 3.098 m |
| 64 | Libanon | Qurnat as Sawda | 3.088 m |
| 66 | Soedan | Deriba Caldera | 3.042 m |
| 67 | Eritrea | Emba Soira | 3.018 m |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | Pico Basile | 3.008 m |
| 69 | Algerije | Mount Tahat | 3.003 m |
| 70 | Malawi | Sapitwa | 3.002 m |
| 71 | Saudi-Arabie | unclear | 3.000 m |
| 72 | Brazilie | Pico da Neblina | 2.994 m |
| 73 | Oman | Jabal Shams | 2.980 m |
| 74 | Oost Timor | Pico do Ramelau | 2.963 m |
| 75 | Duitsland | Zugspitze | 2.962 m |
| 76 | Filipijnen | Mount Apo | 2.954 m |
| 77 | Andorra | Coma Pedrosa | 2.942 m |
| 79 | Bulgarije | Musala | 2.925 m |
| 80 | Griekenland | Mount Olympus | 2.919 m |
| 81 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2.876 m |
| 82 | Honduras | Cerro Las Minas | 2.870 m |
| 83 | Slovenie | Triglav | 2.864 m |
| 84 | Kaapverdie | Mount Fogo | 2.829 m |
| 85 | Laos | Phou Bia | 2.817 m |
| 86 | Syrie | Mount Hermon | 2.814 m |
| 87 | Albanie | Maja e Korabit | 2.764 m |
| 87 | Macedonie | Golem Korab | 2.764 m |
| 89 | Guyana | Mount Roraima | 2.750 m |
| 90 | Australie | Mawson Peak on Heard Island | 2.745 m |
| 91 | Noord-Korea | Paektu-san | 2.744 m |
| 92 | El Salvador | Cerro El Pital | 2.730 m |
| 93 | Burundi | south east of Mount Heha | 2.684 m |
| 94 | Haiti | Pic la Selle | 2.680 m |
| 96 | Slowakije | Gerlachovsky stit | 2.655 m |
| 97 | Egypte | Mount Catherine | 2.629 m |
| 98 | Angola | Morro de Moco | 2.620 m |
| 99 | Namibie | Konigstein | 2.606 m |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Grauspitz | 2.599 m |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | Mount Nyangani | 2.592 m |
| 102 | Thailand | Doi Inthanon | 2.565 m |
| 103 | Romanie | Moldoveanu | 2.544 m |
| 104 | Montenegro | Zla Kolata | 2.534 m |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 2.524 m |
| 106 | Polen | Rysy | 2.499 m |
| 107 | Noorwegen | Galdhopiggen | 2.469 m |
| 108 | Somalie | Shimbiris | 2.450 m |
| 109 | Mozambiek | Monte Binga | 2.436 m |
| 110 | Nigeria | Chappal Waddi | 2.419 m |
| 111 | Bosnie-Herzegovina | Maglic | 2.386 m |
| 112 | Komoren | Le Kartala | 2.360 m |
| 113 | Portugal | Ponta do Pico on Pico Island in the Azores | 2.351 m |
| 114 | Solomon ijslanden | Mount Popomanaseu | 2.335 m |
| 115 | Zambia | unnamed location in Mafinga Hills | 2.329 m |
| 116 | Libie | Bikku Bitti | 2.267 m |
| 117 | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 2.256 m |
| 119 | Israel | Mount Hermon | 2.236 m |
| 120 | Serbie | Midzor or Deravica | 2.169 m |
| 121 | Ijsland | Hvannadalshnukur | 2.110 m |
| 122 | Nicaragua | Mogoton | 2.107 m |
| 123 | Zweden | Kebnekaise | 2.104 m |
| 125 | Oekraine | Hora Hoverla | 2.061 m |
| 126 | Djibouti | Mousa Ali | 2.028 m |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | Pico de Sao Tome | 2.024 m |
| 128 | Niger | Mont Idoukal-n-Taghes | 2.022 m |
| 129 | Cuba | Pico Turquino | 1.974 m |
| 130 | Cyprus | Mount Olympus | 1.951 m |
| 131 | Zuid-Korea | Halla-san | 1.950 m |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | Mount Bintumani | 1.948 m |
| 133 | Verenigde Arabische Emiraten | Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays | 1.910 m |
| 134 | Vanuatu | Mount Tabwemasana | 1.879 m |
| 135 | Swaziland | Emlembe | 1.862 m |
| 136 | Samoa | Mauga Silisili | 1.857 m |
| 137 | Jordanie | Jabal Umm ad Dami | 1.854 m |
| 138 | Brunei | Bukit Pagon | 1.850 m |
| 139 | Kroatie | Dinara | 1.831 m |
| 140 | Cambodja | Phnom Aural | 1.810 m |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | Mont Nimba | 1.752 m |
| 141 | Guinea | Mont Nimba | 1.752 m |
| 145 | Tsjechie | Snezka | 1.602 m |
| 146 | Tunesie | Jebel ech Chambi | 1.544 m |
| 147 | Botswana | Otse Hill | 1.491 m |
| 149 | Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1.447 m |
| 150 | Liberia | Mount Wuteve | 1.440 m |
| 151 | Centrale Afrikaanse Republiek | Mont Ngaoui | 1.420 m |
| 153 | Verenigd Koninkrijk | Ben Nevis | 1.344 m |
| 155 | Fiji | Tomanivi | 1.324 m |
| 155 | Finland | Halti | 1.324 m |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Soufriere | 1.234 m |
| 158 | Suriname | Juliana Top | 1.230 m |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mount Liamuiga | 1.156 m |
| 160 | Mali | Hombori Tondo | 1.155 m |
| 161 | Belize | Doyle's Delight | 1.124 m |
| 162 | Gabon | Mont Bengoue | 1.070 m |
| 163 | Bangladesh | Mowdok Mual | 1.052 m |
| 164 | Ierland | Carrauntoohil | 1.038 m |
| 165 | Tonga | unnamed location on Kao Island | 1.033 m |
| 166 | Republiek-Kongo | Mont Nabeba | 1.020 m |
| 168 | Hongarije | Kekes | 1.014 m |
| 169 | Togo | Mont Agou | 986 m |
| 173 | Sint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m |
| 174 | Trinidad en Tobago | El Cerro del Aripo | 940 m |
| 175 | Mauritanie | Kediet ej Jill | 915 m |
| 177 | Seychellen | Morne Seychellois | 905 m |
| 179 | Ghana | Mount Afadjato | 880 m |
| 180 | Nederland | Mount Scenery | 877 m |
| 182 | Paraguay | Cerro Pero | 842 m |
| 183 | Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m |
| 184 | Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire | 828 m |
| 185 | Federale Staten van Micronesie | Dolohmwar | 791 m |
| 186 | San Marino | Monte Titano | 755 m |
| 187 | Burkina Faso | Tena Kourou | 749 m |
| 189 | Belgie | Signal de Botrange | 694 m |
| 191 | Benin | Mont Sokbaro | 658 m |
| 194 | Senegal | unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha | 581 m |
| 195 | Luxemburg | Kneiff | 560 m |
| 198 | Uruguay | Cerro Catedral | 514 m |
| 201 | Moldavie | Dealul Balanesti | 430 m |
| 205 | Antigua en Barbuda | Mount Obama | 402 m |
| 209 | Wit-Rusland | Dzyarzhynskaya Hara | 346 m |
| 211 | Barbeidos | Mount Hillaby | 336 m |
| 213 | Estland | Suur Munamagi | 318 m |
| 214 | Letland | Gaizinkalns | 312 m |
| 215 | Koeweit | onbekende locatie | 306 m |
| 216 | Guinea-Bissau | onbekende naam | 300 m |
| 217 | Litouwen | Aukstojas Hill | 294 m |
| 219 | Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 m |
| 220 | Palau | Mount Ngerchelchuus | 242 m |
| 224 | Denemarken | Mollehoj | 171 m |
| 225 | Singapore | Bukit Timah | 164 m |
| 226 | Monaco | Chemin des Revoires | 161 m |
| 228 | Bahrein | Jabal ad Dukhan | 134 m |
| 230 | Qatar | Qurayn Abu al Bawl | 103 m |
| 231 | Kiribati | onbekende locatie op Banaba | 81 m |
| 233 | Vaticaanstad | Vatican Hill | 75 m |
| 234 | Nauru | Command Ridge | 71 m |
| 237 | Bahamas | Mount Alvernia on Cat Island | 63 m |
| 238 | Gambia | onbekende locatie | 53 m |
| 242 | Marshall Eilanden | onbekende locatie op Likiep | 10 m |
| 243 | Tuvalu | onbekende locatie op Niulakita | 5 m |
| 246 | Maladiven | onbekende locatie op Villingili Eiland | 2 m |
