Highest Mountains on each Continent of the Earth Mountain name Metres Feet Country Continent Mount Everest 8848 29029 Nepal, China Asia Aconcagua 6962 22841 Argentina South America Mount McKinley 6194 20320 USA North America Mount Kilimanjaro 5892 19340 Tanzania Africa Mount Elbrus 5642 18510 Russia Europe Vinson Massif 4892 16050 NA Antarctica Puncak Jaya* 4884 16024 Indonesia Australasia *Puncak Jaya is situated in the Papua province of Indonesia but it lies on the Australian continental shelf. Using a political definition, the highest mountain on the continent of Australasia would be Mt Wilhelm (Papua New Guinea, 4509 m, 14793 ft). For reference, the highest mountain in the country of Australia is Mt Kosciuszko (2228 m, 7310 ft) while in New Zealand it is Mt Cook / Aoraki (3754 m, 12316 ft).