Longest continental mountain range
The current longest continental mountain range record is 4,722 miles, held by Andes. Last checked October 14, 2026.
4,722
miles
Andes
- Holder
- Andes
- Record
- 4,722 miles
- Metric
- 7,600 km
- Exact figure
- 7,600 kilometres (4,700 miles)
- Location
- South America
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com Longest continental mountain range
- Wikipedia Read the source
- ec-undp-electoralassistance.org Read the source
- livescience.com Andes mountains
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