Most of Alberta's mountains are found on the western edge of the province of Alberta, consisting of the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, which run through the province from Alberta's mid-point to its southern border with the United States. Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills.
The peaks of the Canadian Rockies are majestic, many of them reaching a height of more than three kilometres above sea level. Alberta's southwestern boundary is traced on the Continental Divide, along the high ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and many peaks are located on the Alberta–British Columbia border. The peak of Mount Columbia, within Jasper National Park, is the highest point in Alberta, second highest in the Canadian Rockies and 28th highest in Canada.
The Caribou Mountains are located in the northern extremity of Alberta, forming an elevated plateau in the northern plains and wetlands. They reach an altitude of 1,030 m, almost 700 m higher than the surrounding area.
While not considered mountains, the Cypress Hills, located in the south-eastern corner of Alberta, extending into Saskatchewan, constitute the highest terrain in Canada between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador. They reach a maximum elevation of 1,468 m, 600 m above the surrounding prairie. __TOC__
List of mountains
Peak Height (m) Height (ft) Range Remarks Brett2984 9790 Massive Range Brewster2859 9380 Vermilion Range Bridgland2930 9613 Victoria Cross Ranges Brock 2902 9521 Opal Range Brussels316110371Park Ranges Bryant2629 8625 Fisher Range Buller2805 9203 Kananaskis Range Burke25428340Burney29349626Opal Range Burns29369633Front Ranges Burstall27609055Spray Mountains Cline3361 11027 Park Ranges Cockscomb2776 9108 Sawback Range Coleman313510285 Colin26878816Colin Range Coliseum20356677Canadian RockiesNamed for the Colosseum in RomeColumbia3747 12294 Winston Churchill RangeHighest peak in AlbertaCommonwealth27759104Spray Mountains Compression25458351Fisher Range Cone29109548Sundance RangeOn the Continental DivideConfederation2969 9741 Winston Churchill Range Consort2883 9459 Victoria Cross Ranges Cornwall29709744 Cornwell2972 9750 Kananaskis Range On the Continental DivideCoronach 2462 8077 Bosche Range Coronet315210341 Cory2802 9193 Sawback Range Cougar28639394 Crandell 2381 7812 Clark Range Crowfoot3055 10023 Site of Crowfoot GlacierCrowsnest2785 9137 Crowsnest Range Southernmost peak in AlbertaCumnock 2438 7999 De Smet Range Curator 2624 8609 Maligne Range Fiddle2243 7359 Fiddle Range Fifi2621 8599 Sawback Range Fist26308629Spray Mountains Finger2545 8350 Sawback Range Unofficial nameFisher305310019Fisher Range Flints2950 9682 Vermilion Range Gong3120 10237 Winston Churchill Range Gordon3161 10368 Waputik Range Grant MacEwan21497051Bow Valley Greenock 2073 6081 De Smet Range Grisette 2620 8600 Colin Range Grotto2706 8878 Fairholme Range Nestor29709744Goat Range (Alberta) Niblock2976 9764 Bow Range Nigel321110535Columbia Icefield North Twin3730 12240 Winston Churchill Range Part of the Twin Peaks massifRoche à Bosche2123 6965 Bosche Range Roche à Perdrix2135 7002 Fiddle Range Roche Bonhomme 2500 8200 Colin Range Roche Jacques2603 8540 Jacques Range Roche Miette2316 7598 Miette Range Roche Noire 2920 9580 Trident Range Roche Ronde2138 7014 Bosche Range Roche de Smet2539 8330 De Smet Range Romulus28329291Fisher Range Rose25158251 Skoki2707 8882 Slate Range Smith Dorrien315110338Spray Mountains Smuts29389639Spray Mountains Snaring2931 9617 Victoria Cross Ranges Snow Peak2800 9187 On the Continental DivideSofa Mountain2515 8251 Lewis RangeSouth Ghost27008858 South Twin3566 11700 Winston Churchill Range Part of the Twin Peaks massifStenton28159236Fairholme Range Stewart331210866Cloister MountainsHighest point in rangeStoney Squaw1868 6129 Vermilion RangeStorm (Banff/Kootenay)315810361Ball Range
Highest peaks Mount Columbia – Twin Peaks massif – Mount Alberta – Mount Assiniboine – Mount Forbes – Mount Temple – Mount Brazeau – Snow Dome – Mount Kitchener – Mount Lyell –
List of ranges
Bare Range Blairmore Range Blue Range Bosche Range Brazeau Range Caribou Mountains Clark Range (Border Ranges) Colin Range Elk Range Fairholme Range Fiddle Range Fisher Range High Rock Range Highwood Range Jacques Range Kananaskis Range Livingstone Range Maligne Range Massive Range Miette Range Misty Range Opal Range Palliser Range President Range Queen Elizabeth Ranges Ram Range Sawback Range Slate Range De Smet Range Spray Mountains Valley of the Ten Peaks Vermilion Range Victoria Cross Ranges Waputik Range Winston Churchill Range
List of passes The Rockies are crossed through east–west alpine passes, such as: Abbot Pass Crowsnest Pass Kicking Horse Pass Kiwetinok Pass Sunwapta Pass Weary Creek Gap Yellowhead Pass
See also Geography of Alberta List of mountains of Canada Mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains
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References
External links
Statistics Canada – principal heights by range or region CdnRockiesDatabases.ca peak search