List of the major 4000-metre summits of Canada facts for kids
The following sortable table comprises the 19 mountain peaks of Canada with at least 4000 metres (13,123 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), the following 19 summits exceed 4000 metres (13,123 feet), 41 exceed 3500 metres (11,483 feet), 67 exceed 3000 metres (9843 feet), and 125 exceed 2500 metres (8202 feet) elevation.
Major 4000-metre summits
Of these 19 major 4000-metre summits of Canada, 17 are located in Yukon and two in British Columbia. Five of these summits lie on the international Yukon-Alaska border and one lies on the international British Columbia-Alaska border.
| Rank | Mountain peak | Province | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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| 1 | Mount Logan |  Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5956 m 19,541 ft |
5247 m 17,215 ft |
623 km 387 mi |
60°34′02″N 140°24′20″W / 60.5671°N 140.4055°W |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias |  Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 18,009 ft |
3429 m 11,250 ft |
41.3 km 25.6 mi |
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W |
| 3 | Mount Lucania | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5260 m 17,257 ft |
3080 m 10,105 ft |
43.0 km 26.7 mi |
61°01′17″N 140°27′58″W / 61.0215°N 140.4661°W |
| 4 | King Peak | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5173 m 16,972 ft |
1073 m 3,520 ft |
4.68 km 2.91 mi |
60°35′00″N 140°39′18″W / 60.5833°N 140.6549°W |
| 5 | Mount Steele | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5020 m 16,470 ft |
760 m 2,493 ft |
9.45 km 5.87 mi |
61°05′34″N 140°18′42″W / 61.0929°N 140.3118°W |
| 6 | Mount Wood | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4860 m 15,945 ft |
1200 m 3,937 ft |
18.95 km 11.77 mi |
61°13′57″N 140°30′44″W / 61.2326°N 140.5123°W |
| 7 | Mount Vancouver | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4812 m 15,787 ft |
2712 m 8,898 ft |
44.0 km 27.4 mi |
60°21′32″N 139°41′53″W / 60.3589°N 139.6980°W |
| 8 | Mount Slaggard | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4742 m 15,558 ft |
522 m 1,713 ft |
7.74 km 4.81 mi |
61°10′22″N 140°35′06″W / 61.1727°N 140.5851°W |
| 9 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain) |
Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 15,325 ft |
3961 m 12,995 ft |
200 km 124.4 mi |
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W |
| 10 | Mount Hubbard | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 14,951 ft |
2457 m 8,061 ft |
34.4 km 21.3 mi |
60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W |
| 11 | Mount Walsh | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4506 m 14,783 ft |
1366 m 4,482 ft |
18.76 km 11.66 mi |
61°00′13″N 140°01′02″W / 61.0037°N 140.0171°W |
| 12 | Mount Alverstone (Boundary Point 180) |
Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 14,500 ft |
594 m 1,950 ft |
3.62 km 2.25 mi |
60°21′06″N 139°04′30″W / 60.3518°N 139.0749°W |
| 13 | McArthur Peak | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4380 m 14,370 ft |
960 m 3,150 ft |
9.10 km 5.65 mi |
60°36′25″N 140°12′52″W / 60.6069°N 140.2144°W |
| 14 | Mount Augusta | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 14,070 ft |
1549 m 5,082 ft |
23.2 km 14.41 mi |
60°18′27″N 140°27′30″W / 60.3074°N 140.4584°W |
| 15 | Mount Strickland | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4260 m 13,976 ft |
800 m 2,625 ft |
7.35 km 4.57 mi |
61°14′11″N 140°40′32″W / 61.2365°N 140.6755°W |
| 16 | Avalanche Peak | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4228 m 13,871 ft |
608 m 1,995 ft |
4.54 km 2.82 mi |
61°14′24″N 140°45′35″W / 61.2401°N 140.7597°W |
| 17 | Mount Cook | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m 13,760 ft |
2350 m 7,710 ft |
23.4 km 14.54 mi |
60°10′54″N 139°58′52″W / 60.1816°N 139.9811°W |
| 18 | Mount Craig | Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4060 m 13,320 ft |
520 m 1,706 ft |
6.97 km 4.33 mi |
61°15′49″N 140°52′48″W / 61.2636°N 140.8800°W |
| 19 | Mount Waddington | British Columbia |
Coast Mountains | 4019 m 13,186 ft |
3289 m 10,791 ft |
562 km 349 mi |
51°22′25″N 125°15′49″W / 51.3737°N 125.2636°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.
