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Mountain · Angola

Môco

Elevation
2,620 m
#5,750
in the world
#1
in Angola
1,510 m
prominence

Môco is a mountain in Angola, rising to 2,620 m, the highest point in Angola.

Nearest town
29 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Môco

Môco lies in Angola, in Huambo.

Key facts

Elevation
2,620 m (8,596 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,510 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Huambo
Coordinates
-12.462, 15.177

How it ranks

Among peaks in Angola
#1of 26
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,750of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Elongo2,428 m25 km
Quepo2,433 m25 km
Serra Candjemba2,351 m26 km
Tchicova2,383 m33 km
Lossengue2,397 m33 km
Mbuindo2,480 m34 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Môco.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
LonduimbaliAngola17,00029 km
EcunnaAngola82,54143 km
BalomboAngola108,96546 km
Alto HamaAngola36,66148 km
LongonjoAngola92,10350 km

About this mountain

At 2,620 m, Môco is the highest peak in Angola. Its prominence of 1,510 m reflects its isolation from higher ground; the nearest peaks—Elongo at 24.6 km away and Quepo at 24.7 km away—stand at 2,428 m and 2,433 m respectively. Londuimbali, Angola's closest city, lies 29.3 km away.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Môco2,620 m
2Lupangue2,554 m
3Ungungi2,511 m
4Senha2,494 m
5Mbuindo2,480 m
6Vavele2,479 m
7Chalima2,478 m
8Mepo2,469 m
9Catchimanha2,451 m
10Tchila2,442 m

Common questions

How tall is Môco?
Môco rises to 2,620 m (8,596 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Môco?
Môco is in Angola, in Huambo.
Where does Môco rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 26 peaks we list in Angola, and #5,750 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Môco?
Londuimbali, Angola, about 29 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.