Highest Major Summits
See also: Highest mountain peaks of CanadaThe following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of Canada with at least 500 metres (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.
The first 19 of these summits have at least 4,000 metres (13,123.4 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres of topographic prominence. See the Highest mountain peaks of Canada for a table of the 100 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Province | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Logan | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9913073420392 5959 m 19,551 ft |
!B9914345882363 5247 m 17,215 ft |
!B9866581156248 623 km 387 mi |
60°34′33″N 140°22′10″W / 60.5758°N 140.3694°W / 60.5758; -140.3694 (Mount Logan) |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias | Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9913894986314 5489 m 18,009 ft |
!B9918599760475 3429 m 11,250 ft |
!B9893740492125 41 km 26 mi |
60°17′35″N 140°55′35″W / 60.2931°N 140.9264°W / 60.2931; -140.9264 (Mount Saint Elias) |
| 3 | Mount Lucania | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914385985539 5226 m 17,146 ft |
!B9919673151240 3080 m 10,105 ft |
!B9893308120742 43 km 27 mi |
61°01′24″N 140°27′56″W / 61.0233°N 140.4656°W / 61.0233; -140.4656 (Mount Lucania) |
| 4 | King Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914487919299 5173 m 16,972 ft |
!B9930217862573 1073 m 3,520 ft |
!B9915383195185 4.7 km 2.9 mi |
60°35′00″N 140°39′17″W / 60.5833°N 140.6547°W / 60.5833; -140.6547 (King Peak) |
| 5 | Mount Steele | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914694957945 5067 m 16,624 ft |
!B9933666815667 760 m 2,493 ft |
!B9908378000033 9.5 km 5.9 mi |
61°05′38″N 140°18′46″W / 61.0939°N 140.3128°W / 61.0939; -140.3128 (Mount Steele) |
| 6 | Mount Wood | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915157433088 4838 m 15,873 ft |
!B9929099231642 1200 m 3,937 ft |
!B9901493859370 19 km 12 mi |
61°13′58″N 140°30′45″W / 61.2328°N 140.5125°W / 61.2328; -140.5125 (Mount Wood) |
| 7 | Mount Vancouver | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915267586961 4785 m 15,699 ft |
!B9920945583509 2712 m 8,898 ft |
!B9893064654421 44 km 27 mi |
60°20′10″N 139°41′41″W / 60.3361°N 139.6947°W / 60.3361; -139.6947 (Mount Vancouver) |
| 8 | Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) |
British Columbia Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915525857031 4663 m 15,299 ft |
!B9917157482023 3961 m 12,995 ft |
!B9877902839995 201 km 125 mi |
58°54′23″N 137°31′36″W / 58.9064°N 137.5267°W / 58.9064; -137.5267 (Mount Fairweather) |
| 9 | Mount Slaggard | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915525857031 4663 m 15,299 ft |
!B9937423324121 522 m 1,713 ft |
!B9910445518776 7.8 km 4.8 mi |
61°10′28″N 140°35′09″W / 61.1744°N 140.5858°W / 61.1744; -140.5858 (Mount Slaggard) |
| 10 | Mount Hubbard | Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915712009593 4577 m 15,016 ft |
!B9921933036274 2457 m 8,061 ft |
!B9895556427023 34 km 21 mi |
60°19′09″N 139°04′17″W / 60.3192°N 139.0714°W / 60.3192; -139.0714 (Mount Hubbard) |
| 11 | Mount Walsh | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915866129773 4507 m 14,787 ft |
!B9927803579598 1366 m 4,482 ft |
!B9901594522472 19 km 12 mi |
61°00′13″N 140°01′01″W / 61.0036°N 140.0169°W / 61.0036; -140.0169 (Mount Walsh) |
| 12 | Mount Alverstone | Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916018155951 4439 m 14,564 ft |
!B9936125148036 594 m 1,950 ft |
!B9918057706951 3.6 km 2.2 mi |
60°21′06″N 139°04′30″W / 60.3518°N 139.0749°W / 60.3518; -139.0749 (Mount Alverstone) |
| 13 | McArthur Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916234491383 4344 m 14,252 ft |
!B9931330667155 960 m 3,150 ft |
!B9908850698128 9.1 km 5.6 mi |
60°36′37″N 140°17′44″W / 60.6103°N 140.2956°W / 60.6103; -140.2956 (McArthur Peak) |
| 14 | Mount Augusta | Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916361911154 4289 m 14,072 ft |
!B9926546351595 1549 m 5,082 ft |
!B9899485235697 23 km 14 mi |
60°18′28″N 140°27′31″W / 60.3078°N 140.4586°W / 60.3078; -140.4586 (Mount Augusta) |
| 15 | Mount Strickland | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916429755607 4260 m 13,976 ft |
!B9933153882723 800 m 2,625 ft |
!B9910989058783 7.3 km 4.6 mi |
61°14′13″N 140°40′28″W / 61.2369°N 140.6744°W / 61.2369; -140.6744 (Mount Strickland) |
| 16 | Mount Cook | Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916585897885 4194 m 13,760 ft |
!B9922378251375 2350 m 7,710 ft |
!B9899395086986 23 km 15 mi |
60°10′55″N 139°58′51″W / 60.1819°N 139.9808°W / 60.1819; -139.9808 (Mount Cook) |
| 17 | Mount Craig | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916962475844 4039 m 13,251 ft |
!B9937461711884 520 m 1,706 ft |
!B9911506294962 7.0 km 4.3 mi |
61°15′48″N 140°52′47″W / 61.2633°N 140.8797°W / 61.2633; -140.8797 (Mount Craig) |
| 18 | Avalanche Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9916989747461 4028 m 13,215 ft |
!B9935898251180 608 m 1,995 ft |
!B9915859475675 4.5 km 2.8 mi |
61°14′25″N 140°45′32″W / 61.2403°N 140.7589°W / 61.2403; -140.7589 (Avalanche Peak) |
| 19 | Mount Waddington | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | !B9917019583386 4016 m 13,176 ft |
!B9919016611538 3289 m 10,791 ft |
!B9867599780391 562 km 349 mi |
51°22′25″N 125°15′48″W / 51.3736°N 125.2633°W / 51.3736; -125.2633 (Mount Waddington) |
| 20 | Spring Glacier Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917119684322 3976 m 13,045 ft |
!B9934838069239 676 m 2,218 ft |
!B9913004852517 6.0 km 3.7 mi |
61°02′27″N 133°37′34″W / 61.0407°N 133.6261°W / 61.0407; -133.6261 (Spring Glacier Peak) |
| 21 | Mount Robson | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | !B9917175169962 3954 m 12,972 ft |
!B9920523214286 2829 m 9,281 ft |
!B9869620187318 460 km 286 mi |
53°06′38″N 119°09′23″W / 53.1106°N 119.1564°W / 53.1106; -119.1564 (Mount Robson) |
| 22 | Mount Harrison | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917210639977 3940 m 12,927 ft |
!B9932257761136 875 m 2,871 ft |
!B9906943494482 11 km 7 mi |
61°05′20″N 140°02′32″W / 61.0889°N 140.0422°W / 61.0889; -140.0422 (Mount Harrison) |
| 23 | Mount Queen Mary | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917241143305 3928 m 12,887 ft |
!B9927936227085 1348 m 4,423 ft |
!B9898602552570 25 km 16 mi |
60°37′43″N 139°43′27″W / 60.6286°N 139.7242°W / 60.6286; -139.7242 (Mount Queen Mary) |
| 24 | Mount Root | British Columbia Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917310117904 3901 m 12,799 ft |
!B9931887556213 908 m 2,979 ft |
!B9909186300093 8.8 km 5.5 mi |
58°59′08″N 137°30′01″W / 58.9856°N 137.5003°W / 58.9856; -137.5003 (Mount Root) |
| 25 | Mount Tiedemann | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | !B9917446911882 3848 m 12,625 ft |
!B9932571193642 848 m 2,782 ft |
!B9920414230961 2.9 km 1.8 mi |
51°23′38″N 125°14′11″W / 51.3939°N 125.2364°W / 51.3939; -125.2364 (Mount Tiedemann) |
| 26 | Centennial Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917519942983 3820 m 12,533 ft |
!B9931330667155 960 m 3,150 ft |
!B9908129282549 9.8 km 6.1 mi |
60°56′49″N 140°43′18″W / 60.9469°N 140.7217°W / 60.9469; -140.7217 (Centennial Peak) |
| 27 | Mount Malaspina | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917635794727 3776 m 12,388 ft |
!B9931583845235 936 m 3,071 ft |
!B9912375104526 6.4 km 4.0 mi |
60°19′06″N 140°34′20″W / 60.3183°N 140.5722°W / 60.3183; -140.5722 (Mount Malaspina) |
| 28 | Mount Columbia | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | !B9917712892012 3747 m 12,293 ft |
!B9922289329139 2371 m 7,779 ft |
!B9880295231137 158 km 98 mi |
52°08′51″N 117°26′26″W / 52.1475°N 117.4406°W / 52.1475; -117.4406 (Mount Columbia) |
| 29 | Mount King George | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917728917656 3741 m 12,274 ft |
!B9928446036981 1281 m 4,203 ft |
!B9906674419952 11 km 7 mi |
60°31′53″N 139°47′03″W / 60.5314°N 139.7842°W / 60.5314; -139.7842 (Mount King George) |
| 30 | Mount Johansen | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9917731591095 3740 m 12,270 ft |
!B9936720632162 560 m 1,837 ft |
!B9900965124474 20 km 12 mi |
60°41′00″N 140°40′56″W / 60.6832°N 140.6823°W / 60.6832; -140.6823 (Mount Johansen) |
| 31 | North Twin | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9917750325210 3733 m 12,247 ft |
!B9933893039552 743 m 2,438 ft |
!B9909498283801 8.5 km 5.3 mi |
52°13′25″N 117°26′03″W / 52.2236°N 117.4342°W / 52.2236; -117.4342 (North Twin) |
| 32 | Mount Clémenceau | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | !B9917997117397 3642 m 11,949 ft |
!B9926907876343 1494 m 4,902 ft |
!B9895129011539 36 km 22 mi |
52°14′51″N 117°57′28″W / 52.2475°N 117.9578°W / 52.2475; -117.9578 (Mount Clémenceau) |
| 33 | Mount Assiniboine | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | !B9918063233340 3618 m 11,870 ft |
!B9923589157508 2082 m 6,831 ft |
!B9881381092341 142 km 88 mi |
50°52′11″N 115°39′04″W / 50.8697°N 115.6511°W / 50.8697; -115.6511 (Mount Assiniboine) |
| 34 | Mount Forbes | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918079830854 3612 m 11,850 ft |
!B9925920756774 1649 m 5,410 ft |
!B9892332006403 47 km 29 mi |
51°51′35″N 116°55′54″W / 51.8597°N 116.9317°W / 51.8597; -116.9317 (Mount Forbes) |
| 35 | Mount Goodsir | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | !B9918166026300 3581 m 11,749 ft |
!B9924414832569 1917 m 6,289 ft |
!B9889314883932 64 km 40 mi |
51°12′24″N 116°24′16″W / 51.2067°N 116.4044°W / 51.2067; -116.4044 (Mount Goodsir) |
| 36 | Mount Temple | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918166026300 3581 m 11,749 ft |
!B9926669769856 1530 m 5,020 ft |
!B9900349470918 21 km 13 mi |
51°21′02″N 116°12′24″W / 51.3506°N 116.2067°W / 51.3506; -116.2067 (Mount Temple) |
| 37 | Mount Brazeau | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918323642847 3525 m 11,565 ft |
!B9927035867312 1475 m 4,839 ft |
!B9896647300310 31 km 19 mi |
52°33′04″N 117°21′17″W / 52.5511°N 117.3547°W / 52.5511; -117.3547 (Mount Brazeau) |
| 38 | Mount Sir Sandford | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | !B9918332157109 3522 m 11,555 ft |
!B9920978824537 2703 m 8,868 ft |
!B9889654329686 62 km 39 mi |
51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.6567°N 117.8678°W / 51.6567; -117.8678 (Mount Sir Sandford) |
| 39 | Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | !B9918337837314 3520 m 11,549 ft |
!B9920886759810 2728 m 8,950 ft |
!B9891462068370 52 km 32 mi |
52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W / 52.8014°N 119.7317°W / 52.8014; -119.7317 (Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier) |
| 40 | Mount Farnham | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | !B9918449251121 3481 m 11,421 ft |
!B9923394145382 2123 m 6,965 ft |
!B9888056282711 73 km 45 mi |
50°29′20″N 116°29′13″W / 50.4889°N 116.4869°W / 50.4889; -116.4869 (Mount Farnham) |
| 41 | Monarch Mountain | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | !B9918512651910 3459 m 11,348 ft |
!B9920189502403 2925 m 9,596 ft |
!B9888238068054 71 km 44 mi |
51°53′58″N 125°52′33″W / 51.8994°N 125.8758°W / 51.8994; -125.8758 (Monarch Mountain) |
| 42 | Mount Joffre | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | !B9918599760475 3429 m 11,250 ft |
!B9926834518228 1505 m 4,938 ft |
!B9891957415272 49 km 31 mi |
50°31′42″N 115°12′57″W / 50.5283°N 115.2158°W / 50.5283; -115.2158 (Mount Joffre) |
| 43 | Howser Spire | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | !B9918649460913 3412 m 11,194 ft |
!B9928306499833 1299 m 4,262 ft |
!B9895263807178 35 km 22 mi |
50°43′38″N 116°48′32″W / 50.7272°N 116.8089°W / 50.7272; -116.8089 (Howser Spire) |
| 44 | Mount Dawson | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | !B9918687634503 3399 m 11,152 ft |
!B9923768469315 2045 m 6,709 ft |
!B9889421501436 63 km 39 mi |
51°09′06″N 117°25′14″W / 51.1517°N 117.4206°W / 51.1517; -117.4206 (Mount Dawson) |
| 45 | Whitehorn Mountain | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | !B9918687634503 3399 m 11,152 ft |
!B9925343446898 1747 m 5,732 ft |
!B9910203314457 7.9 km 4.9 mi |
53°08′08″N 119°15′40″W / 53.1356°N 119.2611°W / 53.1356; -119.2611 (Whitehorn Mountain) |
| 46 | Mount Hector | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918702355542 3394 m 11,135 ft |
!B9925274992552 1759 m 5,771 ft |
!B9900255881091 21 km 13 mi |
51°34′30″N 116°15′34″W / 51.5750°N 116.2594°W / 51.5750; -116.2594 (Mount Hector) |
| 47 | Mount Fryatt | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918743690115 3380 m 11,089 ft |
!B9926172535502 1608 m 5,276 ft |
!B9902967943296 16 km 10 mi |
52°33′00″N 117°54′37″W / 52.5500°N 117.9103°W / 52.5500; -117.9103 (Mount Fryatt) |
| 48 | Mount Edith Cavell | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918779256246 3368 m 11,050 ft |
!B9923827321863 2033 m 6,670 ft |
!B9892376389864 47 km 29 mi |
52°40′02″N 118°03′24″W / 52.6672°N 118.0567°W / 52.6672; -118.0567 (Mount Edith Cavell) |
| 49 | Mount Harrison | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | !B9918779256246 3368 m 11,050 ft |
!B9925212651744 1770 m 5,807 ft |
!B9891396557538 52 km 32 mi |
50°03′37″N 115°12′21″W / 50.0603°N 115.2058°W / 50.0603; -115.2058 (Mount Harrison) |
| 50 | Mount Chown | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | !B9918889721618 3331 m 10,928 ft |
!B9925349172636 1746 m 5,728 ft |
!B9896696120586 31 km 19 mi |
53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.3969°N 119.4175°W / 53.3969; -119.4175 (Mount Chown) |
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