Mountain peaks of Canada explained

See also: Canada and Geography of Canada.

See also: List of mountains of Canada.

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of Canada.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Canada by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[2] [3] The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Canada.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4] The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada.

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Highest major summits

See main article: List of the highest major summits of Canada.

See also: List of the major 4000-metre summits of Canada and List of the major 3000-metre summits of Canada. Of the 100 highest major summits of Canada, five peaks exceed 5000abbr=off0abbr=off elevation, 19 peaks exceed 4000abbr=off0abbr=off, 67 peaks exceed 3000abbr=off0abbr=off, and all 100 peaks equal or exceed 2706abbr=off0abbr=off elevation.

Of these 100 peaks, 61 are located in British Columbia, 28 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, and one in the Northwest Territories. Five of these peaks lie on the international border between Yukon and Alaska, four lie on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, three lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta, and one lies on the border between British Columbia and Yukon.

The 100 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Province or Territory!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Saint Elias Mountains60.5671°N -140.4055°W
2
Saint Elias Mountains60.2927°N -140.9307°W
3Saint Elias Mountains61.0215°N -140.4661°W
4Saint Elias Mountains60.5833°N -140.6549°W
5Saint Elias Mountains61.0929°N -140.3118°W
6Saint Elias Mountains61.2326°N -140.5123°W
7Saint Elias Mountains60.3589°N -139.698°W
8Saint Elias Mountains61.1727°N -140.5851°W
9
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
10
Saint Elias Mountains60.3194°N -139.0726°W
11Saint Elias Mountains61.0037°N -140.0171°W
12
Saint Elias Mountains60.3518°N -139.0749°W
13Saint Elias Mountains60.6069°N -140.2144°W
14
Saint Elias Mountains60.3074°N -140.4584°W
15Saint Elias Mountains61.2365°N -140.6755°W
16Saint Elias Mountains61.2401°N -140.7597°W
17
Saint Elias Mountains60.1816°N -139.9811°W
18Saint Elias Mountains61.2636°N -140.88°W
19Coast Mountains51.3737°N -125.2636°W
20Saint Elias Mountains61.0408°N -139.9328°W
21Canadian Rockies53.1105°N -119.1566°W
22Saint Elias Mountains61.0781°N -140.1019°W
align=center rowspan=223Saint Elias Mountains60.6286°N -139.7247°W
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Saint Elias Mountains58.9854°N -137.5001°W
25Coast Mountains51.394°N -125.2366°W
26Saint Elias Mountains60.947°N -140.7217°W
27Saint Elias Mountains60.3182°N -140.5719°W
align=center rowspan=228
Canadian Rockies52.1473°N -117.4416°W
28 -->Saint Elias Mountains60.5314°N -139.7841°W
30Saint Elias Mountains60.6832°N -140.6823°W
31Canadian Rockies52.2238°N -117.4345°W
32Canadian Rockies52.2475°N -117.9578°W
33Canadian Rockies52.285°N -117.4772°W
34Canadian Rockies51.86°N -116.9316°W
35
Canadian Rockies50.8696°N -115.6509°W
36Canadian Rockies51.2021°N -116.3975°W
37Coast Mountains51.8995°N -125.876°W
38Canadian Rockies51.3511°N -116.2063°W
39Canadian Rockies52.5515°N -117.3549°W
40Columbia Mountains51.6566°N -117.8676°W
41Columbia Mountains52.8015°N -119.7315°W
42Columbia Mountains50.4888°N -116.4871°W
43
Canadian Rockies50.5285°N -115.2069°W
44Columbia Mountains50.7296°N -116.8134°W
45Canadian Rockies53.137°N -119.2667°W
46Canadian Rockies51.5752°N -116.259°W
47Columbia Mountains51.1516°N -117.4206°W
48Canadian Rockies52.6672°N -118.0569°W
49Canadian Rockies52.5503°N -117.9104°W
50Canadian Rockies50.0604°N -115.2057°W
51Canadian Rockies53.3971°N -119.4173°W
52Columbia Mountains50.4601°N -116.3515°W
53Coast Mountains51.2714°N -124.5682°W
54Selkirk Mountains51.2631°N -117.4314°W
55Canadian Rockies53.936°N -120.3869°W
56Columbia Mountains52.3853°N -118.9399°W
57Coast Mountains51.1425°N -124.1719°W
58Canadian Rockies54.058°N -120.3268°W
59Coast Mountains51.5905°N -124.6912°W
60Coast Mountains50.9924°N -123.79°W
61Columbia Mountains50.1797°N -117.1992°W
62Coast Mountains57.393°N -132.3031°W
63Canadian Rockies52.6357°N -118.6166°W
64Coast Mountains51.3843°N -123.8641°W
65
Coast Mountains57.0449°N -132.0451°W
66Coast Mountains52.0919°N -126.0159°W
67Muskwa Ranges57.3464°N -124.0928°W
68Coast Mountains57.2412°N -131.1676°W
69Massive Range51.1621°N -115.8216°W
70Columbia Mountains50.5518°N -118.1293°W
71Coast Mountains50.1878°N -121.9032°W
72Coast Mountains57.3949°N -131.4851°W
73Mackenzie Mountains63.4314°N -130.3243°W
74Hart Ranges54.1433°N -120.574°W
75Muskwa Ranges58.082°N -124.4688°W
76Coast Mountains50.7162°N -122.5085°W
77Coast Mountains52.2542°N -126.5148°W
78Coast Mountains52.319°N -126.2363°W
79Coast Mountains57.7753°N -132.3346°W
80Coast Mountains50.133°N -122.7933°W
81Coast Mountains51.518°N -126.1133°W
82Coast Mountains50.6237°N -122.26°W
83
Saint Elias Mountains59.9242°N -138.7985°W
84Columbia Mountains49.7867°N -117.6272°W
85Saint Elias Mountains60.8683°N -138.2764°W
86Columbia Mountains49.7462°N -117.1419°W
87Coast Mountains57.7156°N -130.6345°W
88Mackenzie Mountains61.8752°N -127.6807°W
89Mackenzie Mountains64.7256°N -132.7781°W
90Coast Mountains54.4185°N -127.7441°W
91Coast Mountains53.0212°N -126.6401°W
92Coast Mountains50.5288°N -123.3809°W
93Cassiar Mountains57.9272°N -126.8485°W
94Coast Mountains54.9678°N -128.2319°W
95Saint Elias Mountains60.0325°N -137.5915°W
96Coast Mountains56.3372°N -129.9817°W
97Coast Mountains56.2339°N -129.6576°W
98Coast Mountains53.9398°N -128.0456°W
99
Saint Elias Mountains59.4188°N -136.7653°W
100Saint Elias Mountains59.3551°N -137.1614°W

Most prominent summits

See main article: List of the most prominent summits of Canada.

See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of Canada. Of the 50 most prominent summits of Canada, only Mount Logan exceeds 4000abbr=off0abbr=off of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed 3000abbr=off0abbr=off, 41 peaks exceed 2000abbr=off0abbr=off, and all 50 peaks equal or exceed 1866abbr=off0abbr=off of topographic prominence. All of these peaks are ultra-prominent summits.

Of these 50 peaks, 34 are located in British Columbia, nine in Yukon, six in Nunavut, and three in Alberta. Three of these peaks lie on the international border between Yukon and Alaska, one lies on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, two lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta, and two lie on the border between British Columbia and Yukon.

The 50 most topographically prominent summits of Canada

!Rank!Mountain peak!Province or Territory!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Saint Elias Mountains60.5671°N -140.4055°W
2
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
3
Saint Elias Mountains60.2927°N -140.9307°W
4Coast Mountains51.3737°N -125.2636°W
5Saint Elias Mountains61.0215°N -140.4661°W
6Coast Mountains51.8995°N -125.876°W
7Canadian Rockies53.1105°N -119.1566°W
8Columbia Mountains52.8015°N -119.7315°W
9Saint Elias Mountains60.3589°N -139.698°W
10Columbia Mountains51.6566°N -117.8676°W
11Ellesmere Island81.9148°N -75.0093°W
12Coast Mountains50.1878°N -121.9032°W
13
Saint Elias Mountains60.3194°N -139.0726°W
14Coast Mountains57.393°N -132.3031°W
15Columbia Mountains50.5518°N -118.1293°W
16Columbia Mountains52.3853°N -118.9399°W
17
Canadian Rockies52.1473°N -117.4416°W
18Coast Mountains51.2714°N -124.5682°W
19
Saint Elias Mountains60.1816°N -139.9811°W
20Columbia Mountains50.1797°N -117.1992°W
21Muskwa Ranges57.3464°N -124.0928°W
22Coast Mountains50.133°N -122.7933°W
23Coast Mountains56.0066°N -129.6928°W
24Coast Mountains52.0706°N -126.963°W
25Axel Heiberg Island79.7397°N -91.4061°W
26Vancouver Island49.6627°N -125.747°W
27Coast Mountains57.2412°N -131.1676°W
28Mackenzie Mountains63.4314°N -130.3243°W
29Coast Mountains51.5905°N -124.6912°W
30Baffin Island66.5468°N -65.4289°W
31Columbia Mountains50.4888°N -116.4871°W
32Coast Mountains54.9289°N -129.0594°W
33
Canadian Rockies50.8696°N -115.6509°W
34Coast Mountains56.3372°N -129.9817°W
35Columbia Mountains49.7867°N -117.6272°W
36Columbia Mountains51.1516°N -117.4206°W
37Ellesmere Island78.8007°N -79.5292°W
38Canadian Rockies52.6672°N -118.0569°W
39Saint Elias Mountains60.0325°N -137.5915°W
40Coast Mountains54.275°N -129.0564°W
41Saint Elias Mountains60.8683°N -138.2764°W
42Coast Mountains53.1422°N -127.4773°W
43
Saint Elias Mountains59.4188°N -136.7653°W
44Coast Mountains55.2297°N -128.8759°W
45Bylot Island73.2298°N -78.623°W
46Devon Island75.3429°N -82.6186°W
47Canadian Rockies51.2021°N -116.3975°W
48Coast Mountains53.0071°N -127.24°W
49
Saint Elias Mountains59.8424°N -137.5856°W
50Cascade Range49.1633°N -121.2161°W

Most isolated major summits

See main article: List of the most isolated major summits of Canada. Of the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada, 12 peaks exceed 500abbr=off1abbr=off of topographic isolation, 31 peaks exceed 200abbr=off1abbr=off, and all 50 peaks exceed 100abbr=off2abbr=off of topographic isolation.

Of these 50 peaks, 17 are located in British Columbia, 13 in Nunavut, seven in Yukon, four in Newfoundland and Labrador, four in Quebec, three in the Northwest Territories, two in Alberta, and one each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Two of these peaks lie on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, and two lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta.

The 50 most topographically isolated summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Province or Territory!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Ellesmere Island81.9148°N -75.0093°W
2
Torngat Mountains58.8878°N -63.7098°W
3Melville Island75.3694°N -115.0827°W
4Southampton Island64.7403°N -83.1573°W
5Saint Elias Mountains60.5671°N -140.4055°W
6Bylot Island73.2298°N -78.623°W
7Baffin Island66.5468°N -65.4289°W
8Coast Mountains51.3737°N -125.2636°W
9Melville Hills69.2425°N -121.5391°W
10Mackenzie Mountains63.4314°N -130.3243°W
11Mealy Mountains53.6465°N -58.5536°W
12Island of Newfoundland48.8331°N -58.4843°W
13Monts Otish52.3223°N -70.4451°W
14Canadian Rockies53.1105°N -119.1566°W
15Muskwa Ranges57.3464°N -124.0928°W
16Chic-Choc Mountains48.9879°N -65.9483°W
17Victoria Island71.8528°N -112.6073°W
18Baffin Island70.7993°N -71.6502°W
19Ellesmere Island78.8007°N -79.5292°W
20Coast Mountains57.393°N -132.3031°W
21Axel Heiberg Island79.7397°N -91.4061°W
22Devon Island75.3429°N -82.6186°W
23Richardson Mountains67.9833°N -136.5833°W
24Coast Mountains54.4185°N -127.7441°W
25Pelly Mountains61.9224°N -133.3677°W
26Franklin Mountains63.4063°N -123.2061°W
27Ogilvie Mountains64.4706°N -138.5553°W
28Mackenzie Mountains61.8752°N -127.6807°W
29Banks Island71.1358°N -122.9531°W
30Laurentian Mountains47.31°N -70.8312°W
31
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
32Mackenzie Mountains64.7256°N -132.7781°W
33Canadian Shield51.5309°N -68.0763°W
34Moresby Island53.0191°N -132.0856°W
35North Yukon Plateau63.1357°N -135.6359°W
36
Canadian Rockies52.1473°N -117.4416°W
37Coast Mountains50.1878°N -121.9032°W
38Cape Breton Island46.7022°N -60.5989°W
39Misinchinka Ranges55.9383°N -123.421°W
40Baffin Island72.1809°N -75.909°W
41
Canadian Rockies50.8696°N -115.6509°W
42Baffin Island69.6524°N -69.3059°W
43Stikine Plateau59.7234°N -131.448°W
44
Coast Mountains58.7289°N -133.8402°W
45Notre Dame Mountains47.378°N -66.8761°W
46Vancouver Island49.6627°N -125.747°W
47Coast Mountains56.3372°N -129.9817°W
48Skeena Mountains55.9392°N -127.4799°W
49Kiglapait Mountains56.9686°N -61.6692°W
50Cassiar Mountains57.9272°N -126.8485°W

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100abbr=off1abbr=off of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500abbr=off0abbr=off of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 metres of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500abbr=off0abbr=off of topographic prominence.
  2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642abbr=off0abbr=off away.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.