The following sortable table comprises the 150 highest mountain peaks of Canada with at least 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 , 11 exceed elevation, 19 exceed , 41 exceed , 69 exceed , and 125 major summits exceed elevation.
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Highest major summits
Of these 150 highest major summits of Canada, 102 are located in British Columbia, 37 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, two in Nunavut, and one in the Northwest Territories. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border and two lie on the British Columbia-Yukon border. Five of these summits lie on the international Yukon-Alaska border and five lie on the international British Columbia-Alaska border.
+The 150 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakProvince/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 Rockies44Canadian Rockies45Columbia Mountains46Canadian Rockies47Canadian Rockies48Columbia Mountains49Canadian Rockies50Canadian Rockies51Canadian Rockies52Canadian Rockies53Columbia Mountains54Coast Mountains55Selkirk Mountains56Canadian Rockies57Columbia Mountains58Coast Mountains59Canadian Rockies60Coast Mountains61Coast Mountains62Columbia Mountains63Coast Mountains64Canadian Rockies65Coast Mountains66Coast Mountains67Coast Mountains68Muskwa Ranges69Coast Mountains70Massive Range71Columbia Mountains72Coast Mountains73Coast Mountains74Mackenzie Mountains75Hart Ranges76Muskwa Ranges77Coast Mountains78Coast Mountains79Coast Mountains80Coast Mountains81Coast Mountains82Coast Mountains83Coast Mountains84Saint Elias Mountains85Columbia Mountains86Saint Elias Mountains87Coast Mountains88Columbia Mountains89Coast Mountains90Mackenzie Mountains91Mackenzie Mountains92Coast Mountains93Coast Mountains94Coast Mountains95Cassiar Mountains96Coast Mountains97Saint Elias Mountains98Coast Mountains99Coast Mountains100Coast Mountains101Saint Elias Mountains102Saint Elias Mountains103Coast Mountains104Cassiar Mountains105Coast Mountains106Columbia Mountains107Ellesmere Island108Quesnel Highland109Cascade Range110Coast Mountains111Coast Mountains112Coast Mountains113Skeena MountainsSaint Elias Mountains115Columbia Mountains116Quesnel Highland117Saint Elias Mountains118Coast Mountains119Columbia Mountains120Omineca Mountains121Muskwa Ranges122Coast Mountains123Mackenzie Mountains124Canadian Rockies125Saint Elias Mountains126Coast Mountains127Coast Mountains128Coast MountainsOmineca Mountains130Columbia Mountains131Skeena Mountains132Coast Mountains133Omineca Mountains134Misinchinka Ranges135Coast Mountains136Coast Mountains137Pelly Mountains138Skeena Mountains139Coast Mountains140Coast Mountains141Ogilvie Mountains142Ellesmere Island143Omineca Mountains144Coast Mountains145Columbia Mountains146Saint Elias Mountains147Coast Mountains148Columbia Mountains149Coast Mountains150Omineca Mountains151Coast Mountains
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See also
List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
List of the major 4000-metre summits of Canada List of the most 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
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References
External links
Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Canadian Geographical Names @ NRC Bivouac.com Peakbagger.com Peaklist.org Peakware.com Summitpost.org