Europe and Asia should be considered a single continent at a geographical / geological level, on some segments of separation there is unanimity (Ural Mountains for example), on others less, as for the Caucasus, where the highest peaks of Europe are found if the border line is constituted by this mountain range, which is instead considered in Asia by other geographers, so in this case Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe.After the Caucasus and the Alps, the highest peaks are found in the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain and in the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily; the other mountain ranges remain just below the three thousand meter mark.
Much of central-eastern Europe is flat, before finding a noteworthy mountain range you need to get to the Urals, which divide this continent from Asia.
| Mountain | Height (meters) | Height (feet) | Mountain Range | Country |
| Mount Elbrus (1) | 5,642 | 18,510 | Caucasus Mountains | Russia |
| Dykh-Tau (2) | 5,205 | 17,077 | Caucasus Mountains | Russia |
| Shkhara (3) | 5,193 | 17,037 | Caucasus Mountains | Georgia / Russia |
| Mont Blanc (4) | 4,809 | 15,778 | Alps | France / Italy |
| Monte Rosa (5) | 4,634 | 15,203 | Alps | Italy / Switzerland |
| Dom (6) | 4,545 | 14,911 | Alps | Switzerland |
| Grossglockner | 3,798 | 12,461 | Alps | Austria |
| Mulhacén (7) | 3,480 | 11,417 | Sierra Nevada | Spain |
| Aneto (8) | 3,404 | 11,168 | Pyrenees | Spain |
| Etna (9) | 3,369 | 11,053 | Etna | Italy |
| Zugspitze | 2,962 | 9,718 | Alps | Germany |
| Musala (10) | 2,925 | 9,596 | Rila | Bulgaria |
| Mount Olympus (11) | 2,904 | 9,528 | Thessaly-Macedonia | Greece |
| Mount Korab | 2,764 | 9,068 | Korab Mountains | Albania / North Macedonia |
| Maja Jezercë | 2,694 | 8,839 | Dinaric Alps | Albania |
| Gerlach (12) | 2,654 | 8,707 | High Tatras | Slovakia |
| Moldoveanu Peak | 2,544 | 8,346 | Transylvanian Alps | Romania |
| Galdhøpiggen (13) | 2,469 | 8,100 | Jotunheimen | Norway |
| Hvannadalshnjúkur | 2,110 | 6,923 | Öræfajökull volcano | Iceland |
| Mount Narodnaya (14) | 1,895 | 6,217 | Ural Mountains | Russia |
| Ben Nevis (15) | 1,344 | 4,409 | Grampian Mountains | United Kingdom |
* only the most significant mountains are reported after the three highest
(1) It is still unclear whether to consider this chain in Asia or Europe; highest Russian peak.
(2) See the previous note on Elbrus for its continental location.
(3) Summit located on the border between Europe and Asia, considering the Caucasus as the watershed between the two continents.
(4) Highest peak in the Alps, historical dispute over the location of the summit, whether on the border or not.
(5) The highest point of the massif is on Swiss territory (a hundred meters from the border with Italy); second highest Alpsne peak.
(6) Third peak of the Alps.
(7) Maximum peak of the third highest European mountain range after the Caucasus and the Alps.
(8) Highest peak in the Pyrenees.
(9) The highest active volcano in Europe.
(10) Major peak of the Balkan Peninsula.
(11) In Greek mythology it was considered the home of the gods.
(12) Highest point in the Carpathians.
(13) Highest peak in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
(14) Highest peak of this mountain range that separates Europe and Asia.
(15) Highest peak in the British Isles.