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The vast majority of mountains in Canada lie in the western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon Territory. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies. The Saint Elias Mountains in the Yukon hold some of country's highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Logan at 5,959 meters.

Alberta

Castle Mountain Alberta
Castle Mountain
Grotto Mountain 2005
Grotto Mountain
Main page: Mountains of Alberta
See also: Category:Mountains of Alberta and commons:Category:Mountains of Alberta

British Columbia

Mount Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Robson South
Mount Robson, highest in Canadian Rockies
Garibaldi black tusk
The Black Tusk
Snow Dome+Dome Glacier
Snow Dome and Dome Glacier
See also: Category:Mountains of British Columbia and commons:Category:Mountains of British Columbia

Manitoba

See also: Category:Mountains of Manitoba and commons:Category:Mountains of Manitoba

New Brunswick

See also: Category:Mountains of New Brunswick and commons:Category:Mountains of New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Bishop's mitre Labrador
Bishop's Mitre

Northwest Territories

See also: Category:Mountains of the Northwest Territories and commons:Category:Mountains of the Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

See also: Category:Mountains of Nova Scotia and commons:Category:Mountains of Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Mount Asgard 3 2001-07-25
Twin peaks of Mount Asgard
Mount Odin snow and ice
Mount Odin snow and ice
See also: Category:Mountains of Nunavut and commons:Category:Mountains of Nunavut

Ontario

See also: Category:Mountains of Ontario and commons:Category:Mountains of Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

See also: Category:Mountains of Quebec and commons:Category:Mountains of Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Mount Logan
Mount Logan, Highest in Canada
Mt Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias, 2nd highest in Canada
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes
Alsek Peak 2,716 8,911 Saint Elias Mountains
Avalanche Peak 4,228 13,871 Saint Elias Mountains – #20 in Yukon
Fox Mountain 2,404 7,887 Pelly Mountains
Grey Hunter Peak 2,214 7,264 North Yukon Plateau Ranges
Keele Peak 2,972 9,751 Mackenzie Mountains
King Peak 5,173 16,972 Saint Elias Mountains – #4 in Canada
McArthur Peak 4,344 14,252 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Alverstone 4,420 14,501 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Archibald 2,588 8,491 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Augusta 4,289 14,072 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Cairnes 2,810 9,219 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Cook 4,194 13,760 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Frank Rae 2,360 7,743 Ogilvie Mountains
Mount Hubbard 4,557 14,951 Saint Elias Mountains – #10 in Canada
Mount Kennedy 4,250 13,944 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Logan 5,959 19,551 Saint Elias Mountains – #1 in Canada
Mount Lucania 5,226 17,146 Saint Elias Mountains – #3 in Canada
Mount Macdonald 2,760 9,055 Mackenzie Mountains
Mount Martha Black 2,512 8,241 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 18,009 Saint Elias Mountains – #2 in Canada
Mount Saskatchewan 3,500 11,483 Saint Elias Mountains – Unclimbed
Mount Seattle 3,139 10,299 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Slaggard 4,742 15,558 Saint Elias Mountains – #8 in Canada
Mount Steele 5,073 16,644 Saint Elias Mountains – #5 in Canada
Mount Strickland 4,240 13,911 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Vancouver 4,810 15,781 Saint Elias Mountains – #7 in Canada
Mount Walsh 4,507 14,787 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Wood 4,852 15,919 Saint Elias Mountains – #6 in Canada
See also: Category:Mountains of Yukon and commons:Category:Mountains of the Yukon

Images for kids

  • Lewis Hills, Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland, Canada - 200707

    The Cabox, the highest mountain on the island of Newfoundland

  • Mts. Columbia & King Edward

    Mount Columbia & King Edward in background

  • The Twins - South and North (l-r)

    The Twins massif - South Twin and North Twin (l-r)

  • Mount Assiniboine massif

    Mount Assiniboine seen from above Lake Magog

  • Columbia Icefields - panoramio (1)

    Snow Dome seen from Icefields Parkway

  • Mount Mackenzie from Mount Revelstoke NP

    Mount Mackenzie

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