Map of the Atlas Mountains
The whole Atlas Mountains on real terrain, from our satellite elevation model — the full arc masked to the range’s mapped boundary, with 5 of its great peaks pinned (each labelled with its surveyed height). Toubkal tops them all at 13,671 ft (4,167 m). Drag to spin it (two-finger to orbit on mobile).
Where are the Atlas Mountains?
The Atlas Mountains lie across 3 countries. By area the range is dominated by Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia — together about 100% of it. Each share below is this page’s own measurement: the range boundary intersected with each country’s outline, by true (geodesic) area.
| Country | Share of range | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 55.6% | 41,377 mi² (107,165 km²) |
| Algeria | 38.9% | 28,964 mi² (75,016 km²) |
| Tunisia | 5.5% | 4,066 mi² (10,531 km²) |
Range boundary: GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard extent). Country outlines: geoBoundaries ADM0. Computed range area 192,885 km² — within about 1% of GMBA’s published 193,492 km².
The highest peak: Toubkal
The highest point of the Atlas Mountains is Toubkal, at 13,671 ft (4,167 m) — the highest summit in North Africa and the Arab world.
Zooming to the roof of the range — a fine ~60 m model of the Toubkal massif.
Great peaks of the Atlas Mountains
A curated selection — the highest summits across the range's sub-ranges, chosen for fame and spread rather than by a strict height cutoff. Each is pinned on the map above; the heights here are the surveyed figures.
| Peak | Elevation | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toubkalhighest | 13,671 ft (4,167 m) | Morocco (High Atlas) | Highest in North Africa and the Arab world |
| Ouanoukrim | 13,415 ft (4,089 m) | Morocco (High Atlas) | Second-highest peak of the Atlas |
| M'Goun | 13,356 ft (4,071 m) | Morocco (High Atlas) | Third-highest; central High Atlas |
| Lalla Khedidja | 7,572 ft (2,308 m) | Algeria (Djurdjura) | Highest of the Tell Atlas |
| Jebel ech Chambi | 5,066 ft (1,544 m) | Tunisia | Highest point in Tunisia; eastern end of the range |
Relief and elevation range
Across the mapped range the land runs from about 0 ft (0 m) on the valley floors to 12,953 ft (3,948 m) at the highest ground — a vertical range of 12,953 ft (3,948 m), which puts the Atlas Mountains in the high-relief class. The mean elevation is 3,714 ft (1,132 m) and the median 3,438 ft (1,048 m); the two sitting close together says the height is spread broadly across the range, not concentrated in a few peaks over otherwise low ground.
The distribution above is the share of the range’s area at each elevation, computed from the same satellite model as the maps. It reads the Atlas Mountains as a true massif — a large area held high — rather than a thin crest.
Atlas Mountains FAQ
- How many countries do the Atlas Mountains cross?
- The range has a substantial footprint in 3 countries — Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia hold the largest shares.
- How long are the Atlas Mountains?
- The Atlas Mountains arc roughly 2,600 km across northwest Africa, through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The map above shows that whole arc masked to the range’s mapped boundary.
- How were the Atlas Mountains formed?
- The Atlas Mountains were raised by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates — the same mountain-building that lifted the Alps — folding the rock of northwest Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara.
- Is Toubkal the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains?
- Yes. Toubkal, at 13,671 ft (4,167 m), is the highest point anywhere in the Atlas Mountains. The next-highest of the peaks pinned here, Ouanoukrim, is about 256 ft (78 m) lower.
Related ranges
More of the world’s mountains, rendered the same way — explore other ranges in 3D.
- Pyrenees↑ Aneto, 11,168 ft (3,404 m)
- Alps↑ Mont Blanc, 15,766 ft (4,805.59 m)
- Dolomites↑ Marmolada, 10,968 ft (3,343 m)
- Himalayas↑ Mount Everest, 29,032 ft (8,848.86 m)
- Rockies↑ Mount Elbert, 14,439 ft (4,401 m)
- Appalachians↑ Mount Mitchell, 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (ESA), sampled over the range and masked to its boundary. The range boundary is the GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard extent; Snethlage et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Country outlines from geoBoundaries. Every figure on this page is computed from these sources; the surveyed Toubkal height is the one exception, cited above. See the methodology. Data as of 2026-08-22.