List of the major 3000-metre summits of Canada facts for kids
The following sortable table comprises the 67 mountain peaks of Canada with at least 3000 metres (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
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.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.
Five major Canadian summits exceed 5000 metres (16,404 feet) elevation, 11 exceed 4500 metres (14,764 feet), 19 exceed 4000 metres (13,123 feet), 41 exceed 3500 metres (11,483 feet), the following 67 summits exceed 3000 metres (9843 feet), and 125 exceed 2500 metres (8202 feet) elevation.
Major 3000-metre summits
Of these 67 major 3000-metre summits of Canada, 34 are located in British Columbia, 24 in Yukon, and 12 in Alberta. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border, three lie on the international British Columbia-Alaska border, and five lie on the international Yukon-Alaska border.
Rank | Mountain peak | Province | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Mount Logan | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 19,541 ft |
5956 m17,215 ft |
5247 m387 mi |
623 km60°34′02″N 140°24′20″W / 60.5671°N 140.4055°W |
2 | Mount Saint Elias | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 18,009 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m11,250 ft |
3429 m25.6 mi |
41.3 km60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W |
3 | Mount Lucania | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 17,257 ft |
5260 m10,105 ft |
3080 m26.7 mi |
43.0 km61°01′17″N 140°27′58″W / 61.0215°N 140.4661°W |
4 | King Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,972 ft |
5173 m3,520 ft |
1073 m2.91 mi |
4.68 km60°35′00″N 140°39′18″W / 60.5833°N 140.6549°W |
5 | Mount Steele | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,470 ft |
5020 m2,493 ft |
760 m5.87 mi |
9.45 km61°05′34″N 140°18′42″W / 61.0929°N 140.3118°W |
6 | Mount Wood | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,945 ft |
4860 m3,937 ft |
1200 m11.77 mi |
18.95 km61°13′57″N 140°30′44″W / 61.2326°N 140.5123°W |
7 | Mount Vancouver | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,787 ft |
4812 m8,898 ft |
2712 m27.4 mi |
44.0 km60°21′32″N 139°41′53″W / 60.3589°N 139.6980°W |
8 | Mount Slaggard | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,558 ft |
4742 m1,713 ft |
522 m4.81 mi |
7.74 km61°10′22″N 140°35′06″W / 61.1727°N 140.5851°W |
9 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain) |
Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m12,995 ft |
3961 m124.4 mi |
200 km58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W |
10 | Mount Hubbard | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 14,951 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m8,061 ft |
2457 m21.3 mi |
34.4 km60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W |
11 | Mount Walsh | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,783 ft |
4506 m4,482 ft |
1366 m11.66 mi |
18.76 km61°00′13″N 140°01′02″W / 61.0037°N 140.0171°W |
12 | Mount Alverstone (Boundary Point 180) |
Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 14,500 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m1,950 ft |
594 m2.25 mi |
3.62 km60°21′06″N 139°04′30″W / 60.3518°N 139.0749°W |
13 | McArthur Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,370 ft |
4380 m3,150 ft |
960 m5.65 mi |
9.10 km60°36′25″N 140°12′52″W / 60.6069°N 140.2144°W |
14 | Mount Augusta | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 14,070 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m5,082 ft |
1549 m14.41 mi |
23.2 km60°18′27″N 140°27′30″W / 60.3074°N 140.4584°W |
15 | Mount Strickland | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,976 ft |
4260 m2,625 ft |
800 m4.57 mi |
7.35 km61°14′11″N 140°40′32″W / 61.2365°N 140.6755°W |
16 | Avalanche Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,871 ft |
4228 m1,995 ft |
608 m2.82 mi |
4.54 km61°14′24″N 140°45′35″W / 61.2401°N 140.7597°W |
17 | Mount Cook | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 13,760 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m7,710 ft |
2350 m14.54 mi |
23.4 km60°10′54″N 139°58′52″W / 60.1816°N 139.9811°W |
18 | Mount Craig | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,320 ft |
4060 m1,706 ft |
520 m4.33 mi |
6.97 km61°15′49″N 140°52′48″W / 61.2636°N 140.8800°W |
19 | Mount Waddington | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 13,186 ft |
4019 m10,791 ft |
3289 m349 mi |
562 km51°22′25″N 125°15′49″W / 51.3737°N 125.2636°W |
20 | Spring Glacier Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,045 ft |
3976 m2,218 ft |
676 m3.73 mi |
6.00 km61°02′27″N 139°55′58″W / 61.0408°N 139.9328°W |
21 | Mount Robson | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 12,989 ft |
3959 m9,281 ft |
2829 m286 mi |
460 km53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W |
22 | Mount Harrison (Yukon) | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,910 ft |
3935 m2,871 ft |
875 m6.84 mi |
11.00 km61°04′41″N 140°06′07″W / 61.0781°N 140.1019°W |
23 | Mount Queen Mary | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,887 ft |
3928 m4,423 ft |
1348 m15.69 mi |
25.3 km60°37′43″N 139°43′29″W / 60.6286°N 139.7247°W |
Mount Root | Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | 12,887 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m2,979 ft |
908 m5.46 mi |
8.79 km58°59′07″N 137°30′00″W / 58.9854°N 137.5001°W | |
25 | Mount Tiedemann | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 12,592 ft |
3838 m2,782 ft |
848 m1.78 mi |
2.86 km51°23′38″N 125°14′12″W / 51.3940°N 125.2366°W |
26 | Centennial Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,533 ft |
3820 m3,150 ft |
960 m6.07 mi |
9.77 km60°56′49″N 140°43′18″W / 60.9470°N 140.7217°W |
27 | Mount Malaspina | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,388 ft |
3776 m3,071 ft |
936 m3.97 mi |
6.39 km60°19′06″N 140°34′19″W / 60.3182°N 140.5719°W |
28 | Mount Columbia | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 12,274 ft |
3741 m7,779 ft |
2371 m98.2 mi |
158.0 km52°08′50″N 117°26′30″W / 52.1473°N 117.4416°W |
Mount King George | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,274 ft |
3741 m4,203 ft |
1281 m7.02 mi |
11.30 km60°31′53″N 139°47′03″W / 60.5314°N 139.7841°W | |
30 | Mount Johansen | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,270 ft |
3740 m1,837 ft |
560 m12.43 mi |
20.0 km60°41′00″N 140°40′56″W / 60.6832°N 140.6823°W |
31 | North Twin Peak | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 12,247 ft |
3733 m2,438 ft |
743 m5.29 mi |
8.52 km52°13′26″N 117°26′04″W / 52.2238°N 117.4345°W |
32 | Mount Clemenceau | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 12,021 ft |
3664 m4,902 ft |
1494 m22.3 mi |
35.9 km52°14′51″N 117°57′28″W / 52.2475°N 117.9578°W |
33 | Mount Alberta | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,877 ft |
3620 m2,625 ft |
800 m4.26 mi |
6.86 km52°17′06″N 117°28′38″W / 52.2850°N 117.4772°W |
34 | Mount Forbes | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,867 ft |
3617 m5,410 ft |
1649 m29.5 mi |
47.4 km51°51′36″N 116°55′54″W / 51.8600°N 116.9316°W |
35 | Mount Assiniboine | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 11,864 ft |
3616 m6,831 ft |
2082 m88.1 mi |
141.8 km50°52′11″N 115°39′03″W / 50.8696°N 115.6509°W |
36 | Mount Goodsir | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 11,703 ft |
3567 m6,289 ft |
1917 m39.8 mi |
64.1 km51°12′08″N 116°23′51″W / 51.2021°N 116.3975°W |
37 | Monarch Mountain | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 11,663 ft |
3555 m9,596 ft |
2925 m44.4 mi |
71.4 km51°53′58″N 125°52′34″W / 51.8995°N 125.8760°W |
38 | Mount Temple | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,614 ft |
3540 m5,020 ft |
1530 m13.22 mi |
21.3 km51°21′04″N 116°12′23″W / 51.3511°N 116.2063°W |
39 | Mount Brazeau | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,565 ft |
3525 m4,839 ft |
1475 m19.14 mi |
30.8 km52°33′05″N 117°21′18″W / 52.5515°N 117.3549°W |
40 | Mount Sir Sandford | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 11,545 ft |
3519 m8,868 ft |
2703 m38.5 mi |
62.0 km51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.6566°N 117.8676°W |
41 | Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 11,535 ft |
3516 m8,950 ft |
2728 m32.1 mi |
51.7 km52°48′05″N 119°43′53″W / 52.8015°N 119.7315°W |
42 | Mount Farnham | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 11,460 ft |
3493 m6,965 ft |
2123 m45.2 mi |
72.7 km50°29′20″N 116°29′14″W / 50.4888°N 116.4871°W |
43 | Mount Joffre | Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 11,263 ft |
3433 m4,938 ft |
1505 m30.6 mi |
49.2 km50°31′43″N 115°12′25″W / 50.5285°N 115.2069°W |
44 | Howser Spire | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 11,194 ft |
3412 m4,262 ft |
1299 m22.0 mi |
35.4 km50°43′47″N 116°48′48″W / 50.7296°N 116.8134°W |
45 | Whitehorn Mountain | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 11,152 ft |
3399 m5,732 ft |
1747 m4.93 mi |
7.94 km53°08′13″N 119°16′00″W / 53.1370°N 119.2667°W |
46 | Mount Hector | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,135 ft |
3394 m5,771 ft |
1759 m13.34 mi |
21.5 km51°34′31″N 116°15′32″W / 51.5752°N 116.2590°W |
47 | Mount Dawson | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 11,079 ft |
3377 m6,709 ft |
2045 m39.4 mi |
63.4 km51°09′06″N 117°25′14″W / 51.1516°N 117.4206°W |
48 | Mount Edith Cavell | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,033 ft |
3363 m6,670 ft |
2033 m29.3 mi |
47.2 km52°40′02″N 118°03′25″W / 52.6672°N 118.0569°W |
49 | Mount Cline | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,027 ft |
3361 m3,924 ft |
1196 m4.03 mi |
6.48 km52°04′15″N 116°41′00″W / 52.0708°N 116.6833°W |
50 | Mount Fryatt | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 11,027 ft |
3361 m5,276 ft |
1608 m10.17 mi |
16.37 km52°33′01″N 117°54′37″W / 52.5503°N 117.9104°W |
51 | Mount Harrison | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 11,024 ft |
3360 m5,807 ft |
1770 m32.4 mi |
52.1 km50°03′37″N 115°12′21″W / 50.0604°N 115.2057°W |
52 | Mount Chown | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 10,879 ft |
3316 m5,728 ft |
1746 m19.05 mi |
30.7 km53°23′50″N 119°25′02″W / 53.3971°N 119.4173°W |
53 | Mount Nelson | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 10,869 ft |
3313 m1,716 ft |
523 m4.49 mi |
7.22 km50°27′36″N 116°21′05″W / 50.4601°N 116.3515°W |
54 | Mount Queen Bess | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,820 ft |
3298 m7,726 ft |
2355 m28.2 mi |
45.5 km51°16′17″N 124°34′06″W / 51.2714°N 124.5682°W |
55 | Mount Sir Donald | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 10,774 ft |
3284 m2,867 ft |
874 m7.69 mi |
12.38 km51°15′47″N 117°25′53″W / 51.2631°N 117.4314°W |
56 | Mount Sir Alexander | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 10,745 ft |
3275 m5,781 ft |
1762 m54.5 mi |
87.8 km53°56′10″N 120°23′13″W / 53.9360°N 120.3869°W |
57 | Mount Monashee | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 10,741 ft |
3274 m7,887 ft |
2404 m32.2 mi |
51.8 km52°23′07″N 118°56′24″W / 52.3853°N 118.9399°W |
58 | Good Hope Mountain | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,636 ft |
3242 m4,911 ft |
1497 m19.38 mi |
31.2 km51°08′33″N 124°10′19″W / 51.1425°N 124.1719°W |
59 | Mount Ida | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 10,499 ft |
3200 m5,020 ft |
1530 m8.79 mi |
14.14 km54°03′29″N 120°19′36″W / 54.0580°N 120.3268°W |
60 | Razorback Mountain | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,443 ft |
3183 m7,064 ft |
2153 m22.7 mi |
36.5 km51°35′26″N 124°41′28″W / 51.5905°N 124.6912°W |
61 | Monmouth Mountain (Mount Monmouth) |
British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,440 ft |
3182 m5,256 ft |
1602 m19.60 mi |
31.6 km50°59′33″N 123°47′24″W / 50.9924°N 123.7900°W |
62 | Mount Cooper | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 10,151 ft |
3094 m7,608 ft |
2319 m26.4 mi |
42.5 km50°10′47″N 117°11′57″W / 50.1797°N 117.1992°W |
63 | Mount Ratz | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,138 ft |
3090 m7,972 ft |
2430 m193.4 mi |
311 km57°23′35″N 132°18′11″W / 57.3930°N 132.3031°W |
64 | Jeanette Peak | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 10,135 ft |
3089 m5,436 ft |
1657 m10.90 mi |
17.54 km52°38′09″N 118°37′00″W / 52.6357°N 118.6166°W |
65 | Mount Tatlow | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 10,049 ft |
3063 m5,292 ft |
1613 m21.4 mi |
34.4 km51°23′03″N 123°51′51″W / 51.3843°N 123.8641°W |
66 | Kates Needle | Alaska British Columbia |
Coast Mountains | 10,016 ft |
Expression error: Missing operand for round. m4,537 ft |
1383 m26.0 mi |
41.8 km57°02′42″N 132°02′42″W / 57.0449°N 132.0451°W |
67 | Talchako Mountain | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 9,964 ft |
3037 m5,499 ft |
1676 m11.95 mi |
19.23 km52°05′31″N 126°00′57″W / 52.0919°N 126.0159°W |
68 | Ulysses Mountain (Mount Ulysses) |
British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 9,921 ft |
3024 m7,526 ft |
2294 m271 mi |
436 km57°20′47″N 124°05′34″W / 57.3464°N 124.0928°W |
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1. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.
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2. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
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3. Mount Lucania in Yukon is the highest summit of the northern Saint Elias Mountains.
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4. King Peak in Yukon is the fourth highest summit of Canada.
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5. Mount Steele in Yukon is the fifth highest summit of Canada.
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9. Mount Fairweather on the Alaska border is the highest summit of British Columbia.
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19. Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
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21. Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest summit of the Canadian Rockies.
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28. Mount Columbia on the British Columbia border is the highest summit of Alberta.
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40. Mount Sir Sandford is the highest summit of the Sir Sandford Range of British Columbia.
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41. Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest summit of the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia.
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73. Keele Peak is the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains of Yukon.
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105. Barbeau Peak is the highest summit of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut.