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Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon. 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 metres (19,551 ft).

Alberta

Main article: List of mountains of Alberta
See also: Category:Mountains of Alberta
Highest peaks
Mountain/Peak metres feet Mountain range Notes
Mount Columbia 3,747 12,293 Winston Churchill Range   Second highest in Canadian Rockies
Twin Peaks massif 3,684 12,087 Winston Churchill Range   Can be skied to the summit
Mount Alberta 3,619 11,873 Winston Churchill Range   Ice axe used in first ascent (1925) on exhibit at Jasper Yellowhead Museum
Mount Assiniboine 3,616 11,864 Canadian Rockies    Matterhorn of the Rockies
Mount Forbes 3,612 11,850 Canadian Rockies    Highest in Banff National Park
Mount Temple 3,543 11,624 Bow Range    First 11,000' mountain to be climbed in the Canadian Rockies (1894)
Mount Brazeau 3,525 11,565 Brazeau Range    South of Maligne Lake
Mount Kitchener 3,505 11,499 Winston Churchill Range   Originally named Mount Douglas
Mount Lyell 3,504 11,496 Lyell Group    Five distinct peaks
Snow Dome 3,456 11,339 Winston Churchill Range   A hydrological apex of North America
  • 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

British Columbia

Main article: List of mountains of British Columbia
See also: Category:Mountains of British Columbia
For more details, see Geography of 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

  • Mount Mackenzie from Mount Revelstoke NP

    Mount Mackenzie

Manitoba

See also: Category:Mountains of Manitoba

New Brunswick

See also: Category:Mountains of New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland

Lewis Hills, Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland, Canada - 200707
The Cabox, the highest mountain on the island of Newfoundland

Labrador

Bishop's mitre Labrador
Bishop's Mitre, Labrador

Northwest Territories

See also: Category:Mountains of the Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

See also: Category:Mountains of Nova Scotia

Nunavut

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

Ontario

See also: Category:Mountains of Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

See also: Category:Mountains of Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

See also: Category:Mountains of Yukon
Mount Logan
Mount Logan, Highest in Canada
Mt Saint Elias, South Central Alaska
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 Decoeli 2,332 7,651 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Frank Rae 2,360 7,743 Ogilvie Mountains
Mount Hubbard 4,557 14,951 Saint Elias Mountains – #10 in Canada
Kaskawulsh Mountain 2,969 9,741 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Kennedy 4,250 13,944 Saint Elias Mountains
Kings Throne Peak 1,990 6,529 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 Malaspina 3,776 12,388 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Martha Black 2,512 8,241 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Maxwell 3,010 9,875 Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Monolith 2,165 7,103 Ogilvie Mountains
Mount Newton 4,200 13,780 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
Mount Worthington 2,168 7,113 Saint Elias Mountains
Pinnacle Peak 3,714 12,185 Saint Elias Mountains
Sheep Mountain 1,953 6,407 Saint Elias Mountains
Tombstone Mountain 2,192 7,192 Ogilvie Mountains
Ulu Mountain 3,100. 10,171 Saint Elias Mountains

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