Greatest Altitude Variations
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Great Himalayan National Park | "Starting from an altitude of 1,700 metres above mean sea level, the highest peak within the park approaches almost 5,800 metres" (Nom File pdf page 275) | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Sea Level - 4170 (Mauna Loa): 4170m difference | |
| Khangchendzonga National Park | elevational range of 1,220m to 8,586m above sea level (asl) within a relatively small area (AB ev) | |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | 1830m - 5895m (Mt Kibo): 4065m difference | |
| Lorentz National Park | Sea Level - 4884m : 4884m difference | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Santuario Arqueológico de Pachacamac (PE-XP-40/CS-2011) at 75 MASL approx, Complejo Ceremonial Volcán Llullaillaco (ARLLU-07/CS-2011) at 6739 MASL. 6664 m difference | |
| Rwenzori Mountains | 1700 - 5119 (Mt Margherita): 3419m difference | |
| Sagarmatha National Park | 2845m - 8550m ("Mt Everest"): 5705m difference | |
| Sangay National Park | an altitudinal range extending from 900 to 5,319 metres above sea level (4,419m variation) | |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | 760m - 6740m (Mt Kawagebo): 5980m difference | |
| Virunga National Park | 798m - 5119m (Mt Margherita): 4321 difference | |
| Western Tien-Shan | ranges in altitude from 700 to 4,503 m above sea level |
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