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The roofs of Europe
Europe is a fairly flat continent, about 60% of the landmass is flat land, only about 1% of the landmass of Europe is over 2000m high. The Alps form the core of the mountain regions here. The mountainous regions continue into the Carpathians, Transylvanian Alps, Balkans, Dinaric-Albanian Alps, Apennines, Asturian-Cantabrian Mountains and Pyrenees.
The highest mountains in Europe| name | Height in meters | mountainous region | country |
| Montblanc | 4807 | Alps | France |
| Monte Rosa | 4634 | Alps | Switzerland |
| Matterhorn | 4477 | Alps | Switzerland |
| Ortles | 3902 | Alps | Italy |
| King`s Point | 3859 | Alps | Italy |
| Grossglockner | 3798 | Alps | Austria |
| Wildspitze | 3772 | Alps | Austria |
| Mulhacén | 3478 | Sierra Nevada | Spain |
| Monte Perdido | 3355 | Pyrenees | Spain |
| Marmolada | 3344 | Alps | Italy |
| Etna | 3265 | Alps | Italy |
| Dachstein | 2995 | Alps | Austria |
| Zugspitze | 2963 | Alps | Germany |
| Rila Dagh | 2925 | Balkans | Bulgaria |
| Olympus | 2918 | Greece | |
| Triglav | 2863 | Alps | Slovenia |
| Watzmann | 2714 | Alps | Germany |
| Gerlsdorf peak | 2663 | High Tatras | Slovakia |
| Large Krottenkopf | 2656 | Alps | Germany |
| Moldoveanu | 2543 | Southern Carpathians | Romania |
| Galdöppig | 2469 | Norway | |
| Kebnekaise | 2123 | Sweden |
