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Mountains of Malawi

Peaks listed

3,002 m

highest

ranges

The highest point in Malawi is Sapitwa at 3,002 m. Every peak we list for Malawi is linked below.

Shared with a neighbour

Border summits

Median elevation

2,419 m

Across every listed peak

The 36 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#	Peak	Range	Elevation
1	Sapitwa	—	3,002 m
2	Nakodzwe	—	2,898 m
3	Dzole	—	2,732 m
4	Namasile	—	2,625 m
5	Chinzama	—	2,616 m
6	Nganda	—	2,606 m
7	Khuto	—	2,551 m
8	Manene	—	2,534 m
9	Vitumbi	—	2,521 m
10	Mwenembwe	—	2,494 m
11	Mpopoti	—	2,485 m
12	Tsunga Peak	—	2,480 m
13	Nthakati	—	2,478 m
14	Matambale	—	2,461 m
15	Chambe Peak	—	2,452 m
16	Chelinda	—	2,422 m
17	Chejara	—	2,422 m
18	Khowa	—	2,419 m
19	Masengowe Hill	—	2,406 m
20	Naikoto Peak	—	2,402 m
21	Kalabwe	—	2,398 m
22	Kasaramba Hill	—	2,364 m
23	Nadalanda	—	2,348 m
24	Mafinga Central	—	2,339 m
25	Mafinga South	—	2,337 m
26	Kangampande Peak	—	2,187 m
27	Dedza Mountain	—	2,173 m
28	Mwanda Hill	—	2,148 m
29	Namitowa	—	2,048 m
30	Pilewombe	—	1,875 m
31	Chirobwe Hill	—	1,864 m
32	Kungula	—	1,846 m
33	Chiradzulu Mountain	—	1,773 m
34	Ntchisi Mountain	—	1,702 m
35	Mount Hora	—	1,494 m
36	Michiru Mountain	—	1,196 m

All peaks by range

All 36 peaks we list in Malawi.

Not assigned to a range 36

Sapitwa 3,002 m
Nakodzwe 2,898 m
Dzole 2,732 m
Namasile 2,625 m
Chinzama 2,616 m
Nganda 2,606 m
Khuto 2,551 m
Manene 2,534 m
Vitumbi 2,521 m
Mwenembwe 2,494 m
Mpopoti 2,485 m
Tsunga Peak 2,480 m
Nthakati 2,478 m
Matambale 2,461 m
Chambe Peak 2,452 m
Chelinda 2,422 m
Chejara 2,422 m
Khowa 2,419 m
Masengowe Hill 2,406 m
Naikoto Peak 2,402 m
Kalabwe 2,398 m
Kasaramba Hill 2,364 m
Nadalanda 2,348 m
Mafinga Central 2,339 m
Mafinga South 2,337 m
Kangampande Peak 2,187 m
Dedza Mountain 2,173 m
Mwanda Hill 2,148 m
Namitowa 2,048 m
Pilewombe 1,875 m
Chirobwe Hill 1,864 m
Kungula 1,846 m
Chiradzulu Mountain 1,773 m
Ntchisi Mountain 1,702 m
Mount Hora 1,494 m
Michiru Mountain 1,196 m

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Sapitwa. 8 of these summits sit on a border and are counted in each country they belong to.