Mountain peaks of Canada

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 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 of topographic prominence. of Canada.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Canada by elevation.
#The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.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, away. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Canada.
#The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada.

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Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of Canada, five peaks exceed elevation, 19 peaks exceed , 67 peaks exceed , and all 100 peaks equal or exceed 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.

Most prominent summits

Of the 50 most prominent summits of Canada, only Mount Logan exceeds of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed , 41 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks equal or exceed 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.

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada, 12 peaks exceed of topographic isolation, 31 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed 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.

Gallery

Mount Logan.jpg, Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.
Mt Saint Elias.jpg, Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
Mount Lucania 1000x750.jpg, Mount Lucania in Yukon is the highest summit of the northern Saint Elias Mountains.
King Peak 600x450.jpg, King Peak in Yukon is the fourth highest summit of Canada.
Mount Steele.jpg, Mount Steele in Yukon is the fifth highest summit of Canada.
Fairweather.jpg, Mount Fairweather on the Alaska border is the highest summit of British Columbia.
Mount Waddington.jpg, Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
Mt Robson South Face.jpg, Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest summit of the Canadian Rockies.
mtcolumbia.jpg, Mount Columbia on the British Columbia border is the highest summit of Alberta.
MtSirSandfordbyTrevor.jpg, Mount Sir Sandford is the highest summit of the Sir Sandford Range of British Columbia.
Mt. Sir Wilfred Laurier.JPG, Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest summit of the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia.
Keelepeak.jpg, Keele Peak is the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains of Yukon.
Barbeau Peak, Nunavut.jpg, Barbeau Peak is the highest summit of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut.
Ghinde1.jpg, The Golden Hinde is the highest summit of Vancouver Island.
Mount Odin snow and ice.jpg, Mount Odin is the highest summit of Baffin Island.
Qiajivik Mountain.jpg, Qiajivik Mountain is the highest summit of northern Baffin Island.
Sommet mont Carleton.jpg, Mount Carleton is the highest summit of New Brunswick.
Lewis Hills, Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland, Canada - 200707.jpg, The Cabox is the highest summit of Newfoundland.

See also

*List of mountain peaks of North America
**List of mountain peaks of Greenland
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**List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
**List of mountain peaks of the United States
** List of mountain peaks of México
** List of mountain peaks of Central America
**List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
*Canada
** Geography of Canada
*** :Mountains of Canada
*** commons:Mountains of Canada
*Physical geography
**Topography
***Topographic elevation
***Topographic prominence
***Topographic isolation

Notes

References

External links

Natural Resources Canada (NRC)

Canadian Geographical Names @ NRCBivouac.comPeakbagger.comPeaklist.orgSummitpost.org

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