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 | 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 |
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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.