List of the most isolated major summits of Canada facts for kids

Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island is the highest point of Nunavut and the most isolated major mountain in Canada.

Canada is home to many amazing mountains! This article is about the most isolated mountain peaks in Canada. When we talk about mountains, we can measure them in a few ways:

• Elevation is how high a mountain's top (called its summit) is above sea level. Think of it like how high you are above the ocean.
• Prominence is how much a mountain rises above the land right around it. Imagine a hill on a flat plain – it has high prominence. A peak on a high plateau might have less prominence if it doesn't stick out much from the land nearby.
• Isolation is how far a mountain's summit is from any other land that is just as high or higher. It tells you how "alone" a mountain stands.

Many major mountains in Canada are very isolated. For example, 12 peaks are more than 500 kilometers (about 310 miles) away from any other peak of similar height!

Canada's Most Isolated Mountains

Out of the 150 most isolated major mountains in Canada, most are found in British Columbia (98 of them!). Other provinces and territories with many isolated peaks include Nunavut (16 peaks) and Yukon (16 peaks). A few are also in Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories. You can even find one each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick! Some of these special mountains are right on the borders between provinces or even on the international border with Alaska.

Here are some of the most isolated major mountains in Canada:

Top Isolated Mountains in Canada (with at least 500 meters of prominence)

Rank	Mountain Peak	Province or Territory	Mountain Range	Elevation (meters)	Prominence (meters)	Isolation (kilometers)	Location
1	Barbeau Peak	Nunavut	Ellesmere Island	2616	2616	795.99	81°54′53″N 75°00′33″W / 81.9148°N 75.0093°W / 81.9148; -75.0093 (Barbeau Peak)
2	Mount Caubvick	Newfoundland and Labrador	Torngat Mountains	1652	1367	791.43	58°53′16″N 63°42′35″W / 58.8878°N 63.7098°W / 58.8878; -63.7098 (Mount Caubvick)
3	Melville Island high point	Nunavut	Melville Island	762	762	716.93	75°22′10″N 115°04′58″W / 75.3694°N 115.0827°W / 75.3694; -115.0827 (Melville Island high point)
4	Mathiassen Mountain	Nunavut	Southampton Island	625	625	627.14	64°44′25″N 83°09′26″W / 64.7403°N 83.1573°W / 64.7403; -83.1573 (Mathiassen Mountain)
5	Mount Logan	Yukon	Saint Elias Mountains	5956	5247	622.79	60°34′02″N 140°24′20″W / 60.5671°N 140.4055°W / 60.5671; -140.4055 (Mount Logan)
6	Angilaaq Mountain	Nunavut	Bylot Island	1944	1944	622.32	73°13′47″N 78°37′23″W / 73.2298°N 78.6230°W / 73.2298; -78.6230 (Angilaaq Mountain)
7	Mount Odin	Nunavut	Baffin Island	2143	2143	585.62	66°32′48″N 65°25′44″W / 66.5468°N 65.4289°W / 66.5468; -65.4289 (Mount Odin)
8	Mount Waddington	British Columbia	Coast Mountains	4019	3289	562.43	51°22′25″N 125°15′49″W / 51.3737°N 125.2636°W / 51.3737; -125.2636 (Mount Waddington)
9	Melville Hills high point	Northwest Territories	Melville Hills	876	>500	550.90	69°14′33″N 121°32′21″W / 69.2425°N 121.5391°W / 69.2425; -121.5391 (Melville Hills high point)
10	Keele Peak	Yukon	Mackenzie Mountains	2952	2161	543.12	63°25′53″N 130°19′27″W / 63.4314°N 130.3243°W / 63.4314; -130.3243 (Keele Peak)
11	Mealy Mountains high point	Newfoundland and Labrador	Mealy Mountains	1190	831.5	519.28	53°38′47″N 58°33′13″W / 53.6465°N 58.5536°W / 53.6465; -58.5536 (Mealy Mountains high point)
12	The Cabox	Newfoundland and Labrador	Island of Newfoundland	812	812	500.56	48°49′59″N 58°29′03″W / 48.8331°N 58.4843°W / 48.8331; -58.4843 (The Cabox)
13	Mont Yapeitso	Quebec	Monts Otish	1135	>500	467.11	52°19′20″N 70°26′42″W / 52.3223°N 70.4451°W / 52.3223; -70.4451 (Mont Yapeitso)
14	Mount Robson	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3959	2829	459.54	53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W / 53.1105; -119.1566 (Mount Robson)
15	Mount Ulysses	British Columbia	Muskwa Ranges	3024	2294	435.86	57°20′47″N 124°05′34″W / 57.3464°N 124.0928°W / 57.3464; -124.0928 (Ulysses Mountain)
16	Mont Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Chic-Choc Mountains	1268	1092.71	405.74	48°59′16″N 65°56′54″W / 48.9879°N 65.9483°W / 48.9879; -65.9483 (Mont Jacques-Cartier)
17	Victoria Island high point	Nunavut	Victoria Island	655	655	374.77	71°51′10″N 112°36′26″W / 71.8528°N 112.6073°W / 71.8528; -112.6073 (Victoria Island high point)
18	Kisimngiuqtuq Peak	Nunavut	Baffin Island	1905	1605	361.98	70°47′57″N 71°39′01″W / 70.7993°N 71.6502°W / 70.7993; -71.6502 (Kisimngiuqtuq Peak)
19	Beitstad Peak	Nunavut	Ellesmere Island	2347	2044	353.83	78°48′03″N 79°31′45″W / 78.8007°N 79.5292°W / 78.8007; -79.5292 (Beitstad Peak)
20	Mount Ratz	British Columbia	Coast Mountains	3090	2430	311.30	57°23′35″N 132°18′11″W / 57.3930°N 132.3031°W / 57.3930; -132.3031 (Mount Ratz)

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  1. Barbeau Peak is the highest summit of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut.

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  5. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.

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  7. Mount Odin is the highest summit of Baffin Island.

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  8. Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.

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  10. Keele Peak is the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains of Yukon.

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  12. The Cabox is the highest summit of Newfoundland.

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  14. Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest summit of the Canadian Rockies.

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  31. Mount Fairweather on the Alaska border is the highest summit of British Columbia.

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  36. Mount Columbia on the British Columbia border is the highest summit of Alberta.

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  40. Qiajivik Mountain is the highest summit of northern Baffin Island.

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  45. Mount Carleton is the highest summit of New Brunswick.

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  46. The Golden Hinde is the highest summit of Vancouver Island.

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  73. Mount Sir Sandford is the highest summit of the Sir Sandford Range of British Columbia.

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  90. Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest summit of the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Greenland
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada
    • List of the highest major summits of Canada
      • List of the major 4000-metre summits of Canada
      • List of the major 3000-metre summits of Canada
    • List of the most prominent summits of Canada
      • List of the ultra-prominent summits of Canada
    • List of the most isolated major summits of Canada
    • List of extreme summits of Canada
  • List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
  • List of mountain peaks of México
  • List of mountain peaks of Central America
  • List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
• Canada
  • Geography of Canada
    • Category:Mountains of Canada
      • commons:Category:Mountains of Canada
• Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation