Mountain peaks of Canada

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least of topographic prominence. of Canada.

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.If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Canada by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, away. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Canada. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada.

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Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of Canada, five peaks exceed elevation, 19 peaks exceed , 67 peaks exceed , and all 100 peaks equal or exceed elevation.

Of these 100 peaks, 61 are located in British Columbia, 28 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, and one in the Northwest Territories. Five of these peaks lie on the international border between Yukon and Alaska, four lie on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, three lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta, and one lies on the border between British Columbia and Yukon.

+The 100 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakProvince or TerritoryMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Saint Elias Mountains2Saint Elias Mountains3Saint Elias Mountains4Saint Elias Mountains5Saint Elias Mountains6Saint Elias Mountains7Saint Elias Mountains8Saint Elias Mountains9Saint Elias Mountains10Saint Elias Mountains11Saint Elias Mountains12Saint Elias Mountains13Saint Elias Mountains14Saint Elias Mountains15Saint Elias Mountains16Saint Elias Mountains17Saint Elias Mountains18Saint Elias Mountains19Coast Mountains20Saint Elias Mountains21Canadian Rockies22Saint Elias Mountains23Saint Elias MountainsSaint Elias Mountains25Coast Mountains26Saint Elias Mountains27Saint Elias Mountains28Canadian RockiesSaint Elias Mountains30Saint Elias Mountains31Canadian Rockies32Canadian Rockies33Canadian Rockies34Canadian Rockies35Canadian Rockies36Canadian Rockies37Coast Mountains38Canadian Rockies39Canadian Rockies40Columbia Mountains41Columbia Mountains42Columbia Mountains43Canadian Rockies44Columbia Mountains45Canadian Rockies46Canadian Rockies47Columbia Mountains48Canadian Rockies49Canadian Rockies50Canadian Rockies51Canadian Rockies52Columbia Mountains53Coast Mountains54Selkirk Mountains55Canadian Rockies56Columbia Mountains57Coast Mountains58Canadian Rockies59Coast Mountains60Coast Mountains61Columbia Mountains62Coast Mountains63Canadian Rockies64Coast Mountains65Coast Mountains66Coast Mountains67Muskwa Ranges68Coast Mountains69Massive Range70Columbia Mountains71Coast Mountains72Coast Mountains73Mackenzie Mountains74Hart Ranges75Muskwa Ranges76Coast Mountains77Coast Mountains78Coast Mountains79Coast Mountains80Coast Mountains81Coast Mountains82Coast Mountains83Saint Elias Mountains84Columbia Mountains85Saint Elias Mountains86Columbia Mountains87Coast Mountains88Mackenzie Mountains89Mackenzie Mountains90Coast Mountains91Coast Mountains92Coast Mountains93Cassiar Mountains94Coast Mountains95Saint Elias Mountains96Coast Mountains97Coast Mountains98Coast Mountains99Saint Elias Mountains100Saint Elias Mountains

Most prominent summits

Of the 50 most prominent summits of Canada, only Mount Logan exceeds of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed , 41 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks equal or exceed of topographic prominence. All of these peaks are ultra-prominent summits.

Of these 50 peaks, 34 are located in British Columbia, nine in Yukon, six in Nunavut, and three in Alberta. Three of these peaks lie on the international border between Yukon and Alaska, one lies on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, two lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta, and two lie on the border between British Columbia and Yukon.

+The 50 most topographically prominent summits of CanadaRankMountain peakProvince or TerritoryMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Saint Elias Mountains2Saint Elias Mountains3Saint Elias Mountains4Coast Mountains5Saint Elias Mountains6Coast Mountains7Canadian Rockies8Columbia Mountains9Saint Elias Mountains10Columbia Mountains11Ellesmere Island12Coast Mountains13Saint Elias Mountains14Coast Mountains15Columbia Mountains16Columbia Mountains17Canadian Rockies18Coast Mountains19Saint Elias Mountains20Columbia Mountains21Muskwa Ranges22Coast Mountains23Coast Mountains24Coast Mountains25Axel Heiberg Island26Vancouver Island27Coast Mountains28Mackenzie Mountains29Coast Mountains30Baffin Island31Columbia Mountains32Coast Mountains33Canadian Rockies34Coast Mountains35Columbia Mountains36Columbia Mountains37Ellesmere Island38Canadian Rockies39Saint Elias Mountains40Coast Mountains41Saint Elias Mountains42Coast Mountains43Saint Elias Mountains44Coast Mountains45Bylot Island46Devon Island47Canadian Rockies48Coast Mountains49Saint Elias Mountains50Cascade Range

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of Canada, 12 peaks exceed of topographic isolation, 31 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.

Of these 50 peaks, 17 are located in British Columbia, 13 in Nunavut, seven in Yukon, four in Newfoundland and Labrador, four in Quebec, three in the Northwest Territories, two in Alberta, and one each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Two of these peaks lie on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska, and two lie on the border between British Columbia and Alberta.

+The 50 most topographically isolated summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakProvince or TerritoryMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Ellesmere Island2Torngat Mountains3Melville Island4Southampton Island5Saint Elias Mountains6Bylot Island7Baffin Island8Coast Mountains9Melville Hills10Mackenzie Mountains11Mealy Mountains12Island of Newfoundland13Monts Otish14Canadian Rockies15Muskwa Ranges16Chic-Choc Mountains17Victoria Island18Baffin Island19Ellesmere Island20Coast Mountains21Axel Heiberg Island22Devon Island23Richardson Mountains24Coast Mountains25Pelly Mountains26Franklin Mountains27Ogilvie Mountains28Mackenzie Mountains29Banks Island30Laurentian Mountains31Saint Elias Mountains32Mackenzie Mountains33Canadian Shield34Moresby Island35North Yukon Plateau36Canadian Rockies37Coast Mountains38Cape Breton Island39Misinchinka Ranges40Baffin Island41Canadian Rockies42Baffin Island43Stikine Plateau44Coast Mountains45Notre Dame Mountains46Vancouver Island47Coast Mountains48Skeena Mountains49Kiglapait Mountains50Cassiar Mountains

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