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List of Ultras in Canada

 
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The summit of Mount Logan in the Yukon is the highest point in Canada.

The following sortable table lists the 142 ultra prominent mountain peaks of Canada, summits with at least 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.[1]

Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.

Of these 142 Canadian Ultras, 102 are located in British Columbia, 20 in the Yukon, 16 in Nunavut, 9 in Alberta, and 1 in the Northwest Territories. Four of these summits lie on the international border between the Yukon and Alaska and two lie between British Columbia and Alaska.

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Most prominent summits

The 142 Ultra Prominent Mountain Peaks of Canada
Rank Peak Province Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount Logan[2] PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 feet
5247 m
17,215 feet
623 km
387 miles
2 Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather)[3][4] PB  British Columbia
 Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 feet
3961 m
12,995 feet
201 km
125 miles
3 Mount Saint Elias[5][4] PB  Yukon
 Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 5489 m
18,008 feet
3429 m
11,250 feet
41 km
26 miles
4 Mount Waddington PB  British Columbia Waddington Range 4019 m
13,186 feet
3289 m
10,791 feet
562 km
349 miles
5 Mount Lucania PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5240 m
17,192 feet
3085 m
10,121 feet
43 km
27 miles
6 Monarch Mountain PB  British Columbia Monarch Icefield 3555 m
11,663 feet
2915 m
9,564 feet
71 km
44 miles
7 Mount Robson[6] PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3959 m
12,989 feet
2829 m
9,281 feet
460 km
286 miles
8 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier PB  British Columbia Cariboo Mountains 3516 m
11,535 feet
2728 m
8,950 feet
52 km
32 miles
9 Mount Vancouver PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4812 m
15,787 feet
2712 m
8,898 feet
44 km
27 miles
10 Mount Sir Sandford PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 3519 m
11,545 feet
2707 m
8,881 feet
62 km
39 miles
11 Barbeau Peak[7] PB  Nunavut Ellesmere Island 2616 m
8,583 feet
2616 m
8,583 feet
796 km
495 miles
12 Skihist Mountain PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2968 m
9,738 feet
2463 m
8,081 feet
157 km
98 miles
13 Mount Hubbard[4] PB  Yukon
 Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 4557 m
14,950 feet
2457 m
8,061 feet
34 km
21 miles
14 Mount Ratz PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 3090 m
10,138 feet
2430 m
7,972 feet
311 km
193 miles
15 Mount Odin PB  British Columbia Monashee Mountains 2971 m
9,747 feet
2409 m
7,904 feet
65 km
41 miles
16 Mount Monashee PB  British Columbia Monashee Mountains 3274 m
10,741 feet
2394 m
7,854 feet
52 km
32 miles
17 Mount Columbia[8] PB  Alberta
 British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3741 m
12,274 feet
2371 m
7,779 feet
158 km
98 miles
18 Mount Queen Bess PB  British Columbia Homathko Icefield 3298 m
10,820 feet
2355 m
7,726 feet
46 km
28 miles
19 Mount Cooper PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 3094 m
10,151 feet
2319 m
7,608 feet
50 km
31 miles
20 Ulysses Mountain PB  British Columbia Muskwa Ranges 3024 m
9,921 feet
2294 m
7,526 feet
436 km
271 miles
21 Mount Cook[4] PB  Yukon
 Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 4194 m
13,760 feet
2274 m
7,460 feet
23 km
15 miles
22 Wedge Mountain PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2892 m
9,488 feet
2252 m
7,388 feet
64 km
40 miles
23 Otter Mountain PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2692 m
8,832 feet
2242 m
7,356 feet
25 km
16 miles
24 Peak 04-57 PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2290 m
7,513 feet
2225 m
7,300 feet
37 km
23 miles
25 Outlook Peak[9] PB  Nunavut Axel Heiberg Island 2210 m
7,251 feet
2210 m
7,251 feet
268 km
166 miles
26 Golden Hinde[10] PB  British Columbia Vancouver Island 2195 m
7,201 feet
2195 m
7,201 feet
155 km
96 miles
27 Scud Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2987 m
9,800 feet
2172 m
7,126 feet
57 km
36 miles
28 Keele Peak PB  Yukon Mackenzie Mountains 2952 m
9,685 feet
2161 m
7,090 feet
543 km
337 miles
29 Razorback Mountain PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 3183 m
10,443 feet
2153 m
7,064 feet
37 km
23 miles
30 Mount Odin[11] PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 2143 m
7,031 feet
2143 m
7,031 feet
586 km
364 miles
31 Mount Farnham PB  British Columbia Purcell Mountains 3493 m
11,460 feet
2113 m
6,932 feet
73 km
45 miles
32 Oscar Peak PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2336 m
7,664 feet
2099 m
6,886 feet
35 km
22 miles
33 Mount Assiniboine PB  Alberta
 British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3616 m
11,864 feet
2086 m
6,844 feet
142 km
88 miles
34 Mount Jancowski PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2729 m
8,953 feet
2079 m
6,821 feet
124 km
77 miles
35 Gladsheim Peak PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 2830 m
9,285 feet
2056 m
6,745 feet
53 km
33 miles
36 Mount Dawson PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 3377 m
11,079 feet
2054 m
6,739 feet
63 km
39 miles
37 South Ellesmere Ice Cap High Point PB  Nunavut Ellesmere Island 2347 m
7,700 feet
2044 m
6,706 feet
350 km
217 miles
38 Alsek Peak PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 2740 m
8,990 feet
2025 m
6,644 feet
68 km
43 miles
39 Mount Valpy PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2219 m
7,280 feet
2014 m
6,608 feet
49 km
31 miles
40 Mount Edith Cavell PB  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3363 m
11,033 feet
2007 m
6,585 feet
47 km
29 miles
41 Mount Cairnes PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 2820 m
9,252 feet
2000 m
6,562 feet
40 km
25 miles
42 Chatsquot Mountain PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2365 m
7,759 feet
1981 m
6,499 feet
58 km
36 miles
43 Buckwell Peak PB  British Columbia
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 2721 m
8,927 feet
1971 m
6,467 feet
56 km
35 miles
44 Mount Priestley PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2366 m
7,762 feet
1945 m
6,381 feet
50 km
31 miles
45 Angilaaq Mountain PB  Nunavut Bylot Island 1944 m
6,378 feet
1944 m
6,378 feet
148 km
92 miles
46 Devon Ice Cap High Point PB  Nunavut Devon Island 1920 m
6,300 feet
1920 m
6,300 feet
265 km
165 miles
47 Sharks Teeth Peaks PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2304 m
7,559 feet
1914 m
6,280 feet
22 km
14 miles
48 Detour Peak PB  British Columbia
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 2550 m
8,366 feet
1906 m
6,253 feet
21 km
13 miles
49 Mount Goodsir PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3567 m
11,703 feet
1887 m
6,191 feet
64 km
40 miles
50 Silvertip Mountain PB  British Columbia Cascade Range 2596 m
8,517 feet
1876 m
6,155 feet
20 km
12 miles
51 Seven Sisters Peaks PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2747 m
9,012 feet
1862 m
6,109 feet
69 km
43 miles
52 Mount Saugstad PB  British Columbia Monarch Icefield 2908 m
9,541 feet
1850 m
6,070 feet
39 km
24 miles
53 Victoria Peak PB  British Columbia Vancouver Island 2159 m
7,083 feet
1845 m
6,053 feet
35 km
22 miles
54 Brian Boru Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2507 m
8,225 feet
1832 m
6,010 feet
33 km
20 miles
55 Howson Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2759 m
9,052 feet
1829 m
6,001 feet
254 km
158 miles
56 Atna Peak PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2724 m
8,937 feet
1828 m
5,997 feet
57 km
35 miles
57 Tsaydaychuz Peak PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2758 m
9,049 feet
1826 m
5,991 feet
83 km
51 miles
58 Kootenay Mountain PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 2456 m
8,058 feet
1801 m
5,909 feet
60 km
37 miles
59 Shedin Peak PB  British Columbia Skeena Mountains 2588 m
8,491 feet
1798 m
5,899 feet
118 km
73 miles
60 Mount Martha Black PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 2512 m
8,241 feet
1797 m
5,896 feet
19 km
12 miles
61 Qiajivik Mountain PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1963 m
6,440 feet
1787 m
5,863 feet
725 km
450 miles
62 Birkenhead Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2506 m
8,222 feet
1781 m
5,843 feet
21 km
13 miles
63 Mount Harrison PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3360 m
11,024 feet
1778 m
5,833 feet
52 km
32 miles
64 Mount Edziza PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2793 m
9,163 feet
1763 m
5,784 feet
62 km
38 miles
65 Mount Sir Alexander PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3275 m
10,745 feet
1762 m
5,781 feet
88 km
55 miles
66 Mount Hector PB  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3394 m
11,135 feet
1759 m
5,771 feet
23 km
14 miles
67 Chutine Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2903 m
9,524 feet
1758 m
5,768 feet
43 km
26 miles
68 Whitehorn Mountain PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3399 m
11,152 feet
1747 m
5,732 feet
8 km
5 miles
69 Mount Chown PB  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3316 m
10,879 feet
1746 m
5,728 feet
31 km
19 miles
70 Peak 08-46 PB  Nunavut Ellesmere Island 2181 m
7,156 feet
1745 m
5,725 feet
35 km
22 miles
71 Thudaka Mountain PB  British Columbia Cassiar Mountains 2748 m
9,016 feet
1739 m
5,705 feet
103 km
64 miles
72 Unuk Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2595 m
8,514 feet
1725 m
5,659 feet
14 km
9 miles
73 Cond Peak PB  British Columbia Selkirk Mountains 2801 m
9,190 feet
1720 m
5,643 feet
35 km
22 miles
74 Devils Paw[4] PB  British Columbia
 Alaska
Boundary Ranges 2593 m
8,507 feet
1720 m
5,643 feet
138 km
86 miles
75 Sittakanay Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2415 m
7,923 feet
1710 m
5,610 feet
39 km
25 miles
76 Pukeashun Mountain PB  British Columbia Shuswap Highland 2301 m
7,549 feet
1696 m
5,564 feet
56 km
35 miles
77 Morton Peak PB  British Columbia Shuswap Highland 2250 m
7,382 feet
1695 m
5,561 feet
43 km
27 miles
78 Thunder Mountain PB  British Columbia Kitimat Ranges 2664 m
8,740 feet
1694 m
5,558 feet
28 km
17 miles
79 Mount Perseus PB  British Columbia Quesnel Highland 2553 m
8,376 feet
1683 m
5,522 feet
41 km
25 miles
80 Overseer Mountain PB  British Columbia Pemberton Icefield 2749 m
9,019 feet
1679 m
5,509 feet
19 km
12 miles
81 King Island High Point PB  British Columbia King Island 1679 m
5,509 feet
1679 m
5,509 feet
37 km
23 miles
82 Talchako Mountain PB  British Columbia Monarch Icefield 3037 m
9,964 feet
1676 m
5,499 feet
23 km
15 miles
83 Whiting Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2524 m
8,281 feet
1669 m
5,476 feet
54 km
33 miles
84 Faisal Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2239 m
7,346 feet
1669 m
5,476 feet
34 km
21 miles
85 The Pinnacles PB  British Columbia Monashee Mountains 2573 m
8,442 feet
1667 m
5,469 feet
40 km
25 miles
86 Mount Archibald PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 2576 m
8,450 feet
1665 m
5,463 feet
24 km
15 miles
87 Mount Nirvana[12] PB  Northwest Territories Mackenzie Mountains 2773 m
9,098 feet
1663 m
5,456 feet
220 km
137 miles
88 Mount Thomlinson PB  British Columbia Skeena Mountains 2451 m
8,041 feet
1661 m
5,449 feet
44 km
27 miles
89 Mount Lester Jones PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2408 m
7,900 feet
1658 m
5,440 feet
28 km
17 miles
90 Jeanette Peak PB  British Columbia Selwyn Range 3089 m
10,135 feet
1657 m
5,436 feet
20 km
13 miles
91 Sharktooth Mountain PB  British Columbia Cassiar Mountains 2668 m
8,753 feet
1653 m
5,423 feet
98 km
61 miles
92 Ukpik Peak PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1809 m
5,935 feet
1650 m
5,413 feet
16 km
10 miles
93 Mount Walsh PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4506 m
14,783 feet
1646 m
5,400 feet
19 km
12 miles
94 Upper Saddle Mountain PB  British Columbia Monashee Mountains 2330 m
7,644 feet
1645 m
5,397 feet
24 km
15 miles
95 Hubris Peak PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2445 m
8,022 feet
1640 m
5,381 feet
52 km
32 miles
96 Tupeq Mountain PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 2020 m
6,627 feet
1638 m
5,374 feet
14 km
9 miles
97 Mount Forbes PB  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3617 m
11,867 feet
1629 m
5,344 feet
47 km
29 miles
98 Mount Judge Howay PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2262 m
7,421 feet
1627 m
5,338 feet
37 km
23 miles
99 Mount Pattullo PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2727 m
8,947 feet
1617 m
5,305 feet
23 km
14 miles
100 Peak 09-30 PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1840 m
6,037 feet
1617 m
5,305 feet
85 km
53 miles
101 Mount Tatlow PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 3063 m
10,049 feet
1613 m
5,292 feet
34 km
21 miles
102 Hudson Bay Mountain PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2589 m
8,494 feet
1609 m
5,279 feet
51 km
32 miles
103 Corsan Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 1934 m
6,345 feet
1609 m
5,279 feet
59 km
37 miles
104 Mount Fryatt PB  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3361 m
11,027 feet
1608 m
5,276 feet
16 km
10 miles
105 Basement Peak PB  British Columbia
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 2706 m
8,878 feet
1606 m
5,269 feet
24 km
15 miles
106 Kisimngiuqtuq Peak PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1905 m
6,250 feet
1605 m
5,266 feet
216 km
134 miles
107 Mount Monmouth PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 3182 m
10,440 feet
1602 m
5,256 feet
32 km
20 miles
108 Mount Ovington PB  British Columbia Hart Ranges 2949 m
9,675 feet
1600 m
5,249 feet
19 km
12 miles
109 Mount Addenbroke PB  British Columbia East Redonda Island 1591 m
5,220 feet
1591 m
5,220 feet
44 km
27 miles
110 Sillem Island High Point PB  Nunavut Sillem Island 1590 m
5,217 feet
1590 m
5,217 feet
24 km
15 miles
111 Estero Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 1664 m
5,459 feet
1589 m
5,213 feet
13 km
8 miles
112 Mount Seton PB  British Columbia Cayoosh Range 2855 m
9,367 feet
1580 m
5,184 feet
20 km
13 miles
113 Kaza Mountain PB  British Columbia Cariboo Mountains 2543 m
8,343 feet
1573 m
5,161 feet
35 km
22 miles
114 Mount Cronin PB  British Columbia Skeena Mountains 2396 m
7,861 feet
1571 m
5,154 feet
33 km
21 miles
115 Rugged Mountain PB  British Columbia Vancouver Island 1861 m
6,106 feet
1571 m
5,154 feet
41 km
26 miles
116 Peak 39-18 PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1721 m
5,646 feet
1564 m
5,131 feet
139 km
86 miles
117 Kispiox Mountain PB  British Columbia Skeena Mountains 2096 m
6,877 feet
1561 m
5,121 feet
33 km
21 miles
118 Mount Sylvia PB  British Columbia Muskwa Ranges 2940 m
9,646 feet
1559 m
5,115 feet
85 km
53 miles
119 Peak 35-44 PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1562 m
5,125 feet
1559 m
5,115 feet
11 km
7 miles
120 Mount Wotzke PB  British Columbia Quesnel Highland 2597 m
8,520 feet
1556 m
5,105 feet
59 km
37 miles
121 Mount Crysdale PB  British Columbia Hart Ranges 2429 m
7,969 feet
1554 m
5,098 feet
147 km
92 miles
122 Mount Macdonald PB  Yukon Mackenzie Mountains 2758 m
9,050 feet
1554 m
5,097 feet
187 km
116 miles
123 Vile Peak PB  British Columbia Skeena Mountains 2189 m
7,182 feet
1551 m
5,089 feet
65 km
40 miles
124 Mount Augusta[4] PB  Yukon
 Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 4289 m
14,070 feet
1549 m
5,082 feet
23 km
14 miles
125 Dalton Peak PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 2329 m
7,641 feet
1549 m
5,082 feet
33 km
20 miles
126 Mount Temple PB  Alberta Bow Range 3540 m
11,614 feet
1540 m
5,052 feet
21 km
13 miles
127 Whitecap Mountain PB  British Columbia Bendor Range 2918 m
9,573 feet
1533 m
5,030 feet
73 km
45 miles
128 Dunn Peak PB  British Columbia Columbia Mountains 2636 m
8,648 feet
1531 m
5,023 feet
87 km
54 miles
129 Mount Ida PB  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3200 m
10,499 feet
1530 m
5,020 feet
14 km
9 miles
130 Mount Monkley PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 1967 m
6,453 feet
1529 m
5,016 feet
29 km
18 miles
131 The Horn PB  British Columbia Monarch Icefield 2907 m
9,537 feet
1527 m
5,010 feet
20 km
13 miles
132 Mount Tod PB  British Columbia Thompson Plateau 2155 m
7,070 feet
1523 m
4,997 feet
58 km
36 miles
133 Gataga Peak PB  British Columbia Muskwa Ranges 2533 m
8,310 feet
1515 m
4,970 feet
35 km
22 miles
134 Grey Hunter Peak PB  Yukon North Yukon 2210 m
7,250 feet
1515 m
4,970 feet
179 km
111 miles
135 Ambition Mountain PB  British Columbia Boundary Ranges 2953 m
9,688 feet
1513 m
4,964 feet
26 km
16 miles
136 Angna Mountain PB  Nunavut Baffin Island 1710 m
5,610 feet
1510 m
4,954 feet
74 km
46 miles
137 Hkusam Mountain PB  British Columbia Vancouver Island 1645 m
5,397 feet
1508 m
4,948 feet
36 km
23 miles
138 Mount Joffre PB  Alberta
 British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3433 m
11,263 feet
1505 m
4,938 feet
49 km
31 miles
139 Pass Mountain PL  Yukon Mackenzie Mountains 2505 m
8,219 feet
1505 m
4,938 feet
NA
140 Kitlope Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 1950 m
6,398 feet
1505 m
4,938 feet
16 km
10 miles
141 Robertson Peak PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 2252 m
7,388 feet
1502 m
4,928 feet
16 km
10 miles
142 Mount Van der Est PB  British Columbia Coast Mountains 1801 m
5,909 feet
1502 m
4,928 feet
36 km
22 miles

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See also

References

  1. ^ Sources: Ultras of British Columbia and Alberta, Ultras of the Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut, Map of the Ultras of Northwest British Columbia, and Map of the Ultras of Southern British Columbia
  2. ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
  3. ^ The summit of Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  4. ^ a b c d e f This summit lies on the international border between Canada and the United States.
  5. ^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the international border between the Yukon and Alaska is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States.
  6. ^ The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
  7. ^ The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and the Nunavut Territory.
  8. ^ The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
  9. ^ The summit of Outlook Peak is the highest point of Axel Heiberg Island.
  10. ^ The summit of Golden Hinde is the highest point of Vancouver Island.
  11. ^ The summit of Mount Odin is the highest point of Baffin Island.
  12. ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories.

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