Mount Kilimanjaro stands at a height of 5,895 meters (19,341 ft). As a result, Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain. It is also the world’s highest free-standing mountain. Kilimanjaro is a free-standing mountain that is not part of a mountain range. Mount Kilimanjaro, in comparison to Mount Everest in the Himalayas or Mont Blanc in the Alps, stands like a landmark amid the surrounding plains.