Lists of mountains

Mountains can be listed according to various criteria:

• They can be sorted by height (elevation above sea level)
  • See also: List of mountains by elevation
  • Another notion of "height" is topographic prominence, see List of most prominent mountains, List of peaks by prominence, or Ultra-prominent peak
  • Yet another notion of "height" is distance of summit from the Earth's center
  • The notion of "highest" can be restricted to a specific geographic area
    • Countries can be sorted by their highest elevation
    • Islands can also be sorted by their highest elevation
• They can be sorted by country or province.
  • The highest peak on each continent is called the Seven Summits
  • The second-highest peak on each continent is called the Seven Second Summits
  • The third-highest peak on each continent is called the Seven Third Summits
• They can be sorted by geological origin.
• They can be organized into mountain ranges.
• They can be part of peakbagging lists, which are goals for mountain climbers/hikers.