This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Canada.
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 significant summit as a summit with at least 100 metres (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 metres (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 metres (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. There are 142 ultra-prominent summits in Canada.
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The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of Canada with at least 500 metres (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.
The first 19 of these summits have at least 4,000 metres (13,123.4 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres of topographic prominence. See the Highest mountain peaks of Canada for a table of the 100 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence.
The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of Canada.
See the List of Ultras of Canada for a table of all 142 summits with at least 1,500 metres (4,921.3 ft) of topographic prominence.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Province | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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| 1 | Mount Logan[1][2][3] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5959 m 19,551 ft |
5247 m 17,215 ft |
623 km 387 mi |
60.5758°N 140.3694°W |
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| 2 | Fairweather Mountain[18][19][20] (Mount Fairweather) |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4663 m 15,299 ft |
3961 m 12,995 ft |
201 km 125 mi |
58.9064°N 137.5267°W |
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| 3 | Mount Saint Elias[4][5][6] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5489 m 18,009 ft |
3429 m 11,250 ft |
41 km 26 mi |
60.2931°N 140.9264°W |
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| 4 | Mount Waddington[42][43][44] | Coast Mountains | 4016 m 13,176 ft |
3289 m 10,791 ft |
562 km 349 mi |
51.3736°N 125.2633°W |
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| 5 | Mount Lucania[7][8][9] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5226 m 17,146 ft |
3080 m 10,105 ft |
43 km 27 mi |
61.0233°N 140.4656°W |
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| 6 | Monarch Mountain[94][95][96] | Coast Mountains | 3459 m 11,348 ft |
2925 m 9,596 ft |
71 km 44 mi |
51.8994°N 125.8758°W |
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| 7 | Mount Robson[46][47][48] | Canadian Rockies | 3954 m 12,972 ft |
2829 m 9,281 ft |
460 km 286 mi |
53.1106°N 119.1564°W |
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| 8 | Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier[88][89][90] | Columbia Mountains | 3520 m 11,549 ft |
2728 m 8,950 ft |
52 km 32 mi |
52.8014°N 119.7317°W |
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| 9 | Mount Vancouver[16][17] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4785 m 15,699 ft |
2712 m 8,898 ft |
44 km 27 mi |
60.3361°N 139.6947°W |
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| 10 | Mount Sir Sandford[85][86][87] | Columbia Mountains | 3522 m 11,555 ft |
2703 m 8,868 ft |
62 km 39 mi |
51.6567°N 117.8678°W |
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| 11 | Barbeau Peak[118][119][120] | Ellesmere Island | 2616 m 8,583 ft |
2616 m 8,583 ft |
796 km 495 mi |
81.9083°N 75.0250°W |
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| 12 | Skihist Mountain[121][122][123] | Coast Mountains | 2968 m 9,738 ft |
2458 m 8,064 ft |
157 km 98 mi |
50.1878°N 121.9033°W |
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| 13 | Mount Hubbard[23][24] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4577 m 15,016 ft |
2457 m 8,061 ft |
34 km 21 mi |
60.3192°N 139.0714°W |
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| 14 | Mount Ratz[124][125][126] | Coast Mountains | 3136 m 10,289 ft |
2430 m 7,972 ft |
311 km 193 mi |
57.3931°N 132.3033°W |
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| 15 | Mount Odin[127][128][129] | Columbia Mountains | 2971 m 9,747 ft |
2409 m 7,904 ft |
65 km 41 mi |
50.5517°N 118.1292°W |
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| 16 | Mount Monashee[130][131] | Columbia Mountains | 3274 m 10,741 ft |
2404 m 7,887 ft |
52 km 32 mi |
52.3853°N 118.9399°W |
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| 17 | Mount Columbia[61][62][63] | Canadian Rockies | 3747 m 12,293 ft |
2371 m 7,779 ft |
158 km 98 mi |
52.1475°N 117.4406°W |
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| 18 | Mount Queen Bess[132][133][134] | Coast Mountains | 3313 m 10,869 ft |
2355 m 7,726 ft |
46 km 28 mi |
51.2714°N 124.5681°W |
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| 19 | Mount Cook[36][37] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4194 m 13,760 ft |
2350 m 7,710 ft |
23 km 15 mi |
60.1819°N 139.9808°W |
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| 20 | Mount Cooper[135][136][137] | Columbia Mountains | 3094 m 10,151 ft |
2319 m 7,608 ft |
50 km 31 mi |
50.1797°N 117.1992°W |
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| 21 | Ulysses Mountain[138][139] | Muskwa Ranges | 3024 m 9,921 ft |
2294 m 7,526 ft |
436 km 271 mi |
57.3464°N 124.0928°W |
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| 22 | Wedge Mountain[140][141] | Coast Mountains | 2892 m 9,488 ft |
2249 m 7,379 ft |
64 km 40 mi |
50.1331°N 122.7933°W |
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| 23 | Otter Mountain[142][143] | Coast Mountains | 2692 m 8,832 ft |
2242 m 7,356 ft |
25 km 16 mi |
56.0067°N 129.6928°W |
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| 24 | Kwatna Peak[144] | Coast Mountains | 2290 m 7,513 ft |
2225 m 7,300 ft |
37 km 23 mi |
52.0706°N 126.9630°W |
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| 25 | Outlook Peak[145][146][147] | Axel Heiberg Island | 2210 m 7,251 ft |
2210 m 7,251 ft |
268 km 166 mi |
79.7500°N 91.3833°W |
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| 26 | Golden Hinde[148][149][150] | Vancouver Island | 2195 m 7,201 ft |
2195 m 7,201 ft |
155 km 96 mi |
49.6625°N 125.7469°W |
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| 27 | Scud Peak[151] | Coast Mountains | 2987 m 9,800 ft |
2172 m 7,126 ft |
57 km 36 mi |
57.2412°N 131.1676°W |
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| 28 | Keele Peak[152][153][154] | Mackenzie Mountains | 2952 m 9,685 ft |
2161 m 7,090 ft |
543 km 337 mi |
63.4311°N 130.3236°W |
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| 29 | Razorback Mountain[155][156][157] | Coast Mountains | 3183 m 10,443 ft |
2153 m 7,064 ft |
37 km 23 mi |
51.5906°N 124.6908°W |
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| 30 | Mount Odin[158][159][160] | Baffin Island | 2147 m 7,044 ft |
2143 m 7,031 ft |
586 km 364 mi |
66.5500°N 65.4333°W |
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| 31 | Mount Farnham[91][92][93] | Columbia Mountains | 3481 m 11,421 ft |
2123 m 6,965 ft |
73 km 45 mi |
50.4889°N 116.4869°W |
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| 32 | Oscar Peak[161][162] | Coast Mountains | 2336 m 7,664 ft |
2099 m 6,886 ft |
35 km 22 mi |
54.9289°N 129.0594°W |
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| 33 | Mount Assiniboine[72][73] | Canadian Rockies | 3618 m 11,870 ft |
2082 m 6,831 ft |
142 km 88 mi |
50.8697°N 115.6511°W |
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| 34 | Mount Jancowski[163][164][165] | Coast Mountains | 2729 m 8,953 ft |
2079 m 6,821 ft |
124 km 77 mi |
56.3372°N 129.9819°W |
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| 35 | Gladsheim Peak[166][167][168] | Selkirk Mountains | 2830 m 9,285 ft |
2056 m 6,745 ft |
53 km 33 mi |
49.7867°N 117.6272°W |
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| 36 | Mount Dawson[101][102] | Columbia Mountains | 3399 m 11,152 ft |
2045 m 6,709 ft |
63 km 39 mi |
51.1517°N 117.4206°W |
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| 37 | South Ellesmere Ice Cap High Point[169] | Ellesmere Island | 2347 m 7,700 ft |
2044 m 6,706 ft |
354 km 220 mi |
78.8007°N 79.5292°W |
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| 38 | Mount Edith Cavell[110][111][112] | Canadian Rockies | 3368 m 11,050 ft |
2033 m 6,670 ft |
47 km 29 mi |
52.6672°N 118.0567°W |
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| 39 | Alsek Peak[170][171] | Saint Elias Mountains | 2740 m 8,990 ft |
2025 m 6,644 ft |
68 km 43 mi |
60.0325°N 137.5915°W |
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| 40 | Mount Valpy[172][173] | Coast Mountains | 2219 m 7,280 ft |
2014 m 6,608 ft |
49 km 31 mi |
54.2750°N 129.0567°W |
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| 41 | Mount Cairnes[174][175] | Saint Elias Mountains | 2820 m 9,252 ft |
2000 m 6,562 ft |
40 km 25 mi |
60.8683°N 138.2769°W |
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| 42 | Chatsquot Mountain[176][177] | Coast Mountains | 2365 m 7,759 ft |
1981 m 6,499 ft |
58 km 36 mi |
53.1422°N 127.4772°W |
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| 43 | Buckwell Peak[178][179] | Saint Elias Mountains | 2721 m 8,927 ft |
1971 m 6,467 ft |
56 km 35 mi |
59.4188°N 136.7653°W |
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| 44 | Mount Priestley[180][181] | Coast Mountains | 2366 m 7,762 ft |
1945 m 6,381 ft |
50 km 31 mi |
55.2297°N 128.8758°W |
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| 45 | Angilaaq Mountain[182][183][184] | Bylot Island | 1944 m 6,378 ft |
1944 m 6,378 ft |
148 km 92 mi |
73.2294°N 78.6233°W |
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| 46 | Devon Ice Cap High Point[185][186] | Devon Island | 1908 m 6,260 ft |
1920 m 6,300 ft |
265 km 165 mi |
75.3429°N 82.6186°W |
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| 47 | Mount Goodsir[76][77][78] | Canadian Rockies | 3581 m 11,749 ft |
1917 m 6,289 ft |
64 km 40 mi |
51.2067°N 116.4044°W |
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| 48 | Sharks Teeth Peaks[187][188] | Coast Mountains | 2304 m 7,559 ft |
1914 m 6,280 ft |
22 km 14 mi |
53.0072°N 127.2403°W |
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| 49 | Detour Peak[189] | Saint Elias Mountains | 2550 m 8,366 ft |
1906 m 6,253 ft |
21 km 13 mi |
59.8424°N 137.5856°W |
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| 50 | Silvertip Mountain[190][191][192] | Cascade Range | 2596 m 8,517 ft |
1866 m 6,122 ft |
20 km 12 mi |
49.1631°N 121.2161°W |
The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of Canada with a topographic prominence of at least 500 metres (1,640.4 ft).
See the Most isolated mountain peaks of Canada for a table of the 100 most isolated summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Province | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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| 1 | Mount Caubvick[193][194][195] (Mont d'Iberville) |
Torngat Mountains | 1652 m 5,420 ft |
1367 m 4,485 ft |
810 km 503 mi |
58.8836°N 63.7158°W |
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| 2 | Barbeau Peak[118][119][120] | Ellesmere Island | 2616 m 8,583 ft |
2616 m 8,583 ft |
796 km 495 mi |
81.9083°N 75.0250°W |
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| 3 | Qiajivik Mountain[196][197] | Baffin Island | 1963 m 6,440 ft |
1787 m 5,863 ft |
725 km 450 mi |
72.1806°N 75.9111°W |
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| 4 | Melville Island High Point[198][199] | Melville Island | 762 m 2,500 ft |
762 m 2,500 ft |
717 km 445 mi |
75.3694°N 115.0827°W |
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| 5 | Mathiassen Mountain[200][201] | Southampton Island | 625 m 2,051 ft |
625 m 2,051 ft |
627 km 390 mi |
64.7403°N 83.1573°W |
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| 6 | Mount Logan[1][2][3] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5959 m 19,551 ft |
5247 m 17,215 ft |
623 km 387 mi |
60.5758°N 140.3694°W |
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| 7 | Mount Odin[158][159][160] | Baffin Island | 2147 m 7,044 ft |
2143 m 7,031 ft |
586 km 364 mi |
66.5500°N 65.4333°W |
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| 8 | Mount Waddington[42][43][44] | Coast Mountains | 4016 m 13,176 ft |
3289 m 10,791 ft |
562 km 349 mi |
51.3736°N 125.2633°W |
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| 9 | Melville Hills High Point[202] | Melville Hills | 876 m 2,874 ft |
>500 m >1,640 ft |
551 km 342 mi |
69.2425°N 121.5391°W |
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| 10 | Keele Peak[152][153][154] | Mackenzie Mountains | 2952 m 9,685 ft |
2161 m 7,090 ft |
543 km 337 mi |
63.4311°N 130.3236°W |
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| 11 | Mealy Mountains High Point[203] | Mealy Mountains | 1176 m 3,858 ft |
832 m 2,728 ft |
519 km 323 mi |
53.6465°N 58.5536°W |
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| 12 | The Cabox[204][205][206] | Island of Newfoundland | 814 m 2,671 ft |
812 m 2,664 ft |
501 km 311 mi |
48.8330°N 58.4842°W |
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| 13 | Mont Yapeitso[207][208][209] | Monts Otish | 1135 m 3,724 ft |
>500 m >1,640 ft |
467 km 290 mi |
52.3219°N 70.4444°W |
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| 14 | Mount Robson[46][47][48] | Canadian Rockies | 3954 m 12,972 ft |
2829 m 9,281 ft |
460 km 286 mi |
53.1106°N 119.1564°W |
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| 15 | Ulysses Mountain[138][139] | Muskwa Ranges | 3024 m 9,921 ft |
2294 m 7,526 ft |
436 km 271 mi |
57.3464°N 124.0928°W |
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| 16 | Mont Jacques-Cartier[210][211][212] | Notre Dame Mountains | 1268 m 4,160 ft |
1093 m 3,585 ft |
406 km 252 mi |
48.9906°N 65.9483°W |
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| 17 | Victoria Island High Point[213] | Victoria Island | 655 m 2,149 ft |
655 m 2,149 ft |
375 km 233 mi |
71.8528°N 112.6073°W |
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| 18 | South Ellesmere Ice Cap High Point[169] | Ellesmere Island | 2347 m 7,700 ft |
2044 m 6,706 ft |
354 km 220 mi |
78.8007°N 79.5292°W |
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| 19 | Manuel Peak[214][215] | Richardson Mountains | 1722 m 5,650 ft |
1290 m 4,232 ft |
322 km 200 mi |
67.9833°N 136.5833°W |
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| 20 | Mount Ratz[124][125][126] | Coast Mountains | 3136 m 10,289 ft |
2430 m 7,972 ft |
311 km 193 mi |
57.3931°N 132.3033°W |
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| 21 | Cap Mountain[216][217][218] | Franklin Mountains | 1577 m 5,174 ft |
>500 m >1,640 ft |
269 km 167 mi |
63.4070°N 123.2155°W |
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| 22 | Outlook Peak[145][146][147] | Axel Heiberg Island | 2210 m 7,251 ft |
2210 m 7,251 ft |
268 km 166 mi |
79.7500°N 91.3833°W |
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| 23 | Devon Ice Cap High Point[185][186] | Devon Island | 1908 m 6,260 ft |
1920 m 6,300 ft |
265 km 165 mi |
75.3429°N 82.6186°W |
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| 24 | Howson Peak[219][220][221] | Coast Mountains | 2759 m 9,052 ft |
1829 m 6,001 ft |
254 km 158 mi |
54.4183°N 127.7439°W |
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| 25 | Fox Mountain[222][223][224] | Pelly Mountains | 2404 m 7,887 ft |
1444 m 4,738 ft |
229 km 142 mi |
61.9222°N 133.3678°W |
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| 26 | Mount Frank Rae[225][226][227] | Ogilvie Mountains | 2362 m 7,749 ft |
1367 m 4,486 ft |
224 km 139 mi |
64.4703°N 138.5550°W |
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| 27 | Mount Nirvana[228][229] | Mackenzie Mountains | 2773 m 9,098 ft |
1663 m 5,456 ft |
220 km 137 mi |
61.8752°N 127.6807°W |
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| 28 | Durham Heights[230][231] | Banks Island | 724 m 2,375 ft |
724 m 2,375 ft |
218 km 135 mi |
71.1358°N 122.9531°W |
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| 29 | Kisimngiuqtuq Peak[232][233] | Baffin Island | 1905 m 6,250 ft |
1605 m 5,266 ft |
216 km 134 mi |
70.7972°N 71.6500°W |
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| 30 | Mount Moresby[234][235][236] | Moresby Island | 1143 m 3,750 ft |
1164 m 3,819 ft |
207 km 129 mi |
53.0192°N 132.0856°W |
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| 31 | Mont Raoul-Blanchard[237][238][239] | Laurentian Mountains | 1181 m 3,875 ft |
790 m 2,592 ft |
206 km 128 mi |
47.3097°N 70.8315°W |
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| 32 | Fairweather Mountain[18][19][20] (Mount Fairweather) |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4663 m 15,299 ft |
3961 m 12,995 ft |
201 km 125 mi |
58.9064°N 137.5267°W |
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| 33 | Mount Macdonald[240][241] | Mackenzie Mountains | 2758 m 9,049 ft |
1555 m 5,102 ft |
187 km 116 mi |
64.7256°N 132.7806°W |
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| 34 | Mont Veyrier[242][243][244] | Canadian Shield | 1104 m 3,622 ft |
>500 m >1,640 ft |
185 km 115 mi |
51.5314°N 68.0797°W |
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| 35 | Grey Hunter Peak[245][246][247] | North Yukon Plateau | 2214 m 7,264 ft |
1519 m 4,984 ft |
179 km 111 mi |
63.1356°N 135.6361°W |
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| 36 | Mount Columbia[61][62][63] | Canadian Rockies | 3747 m 12,293 ft |
2371 m 7,779 ft |
158 km 98 mi |
52.1475°N 117.4406°W |
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| 37 | Skihist Mountain[121][122][123] | Coast Mountains | 2968 m 9,738 ft |
2458 m 8,064 ft |
157 km 98 mi |
50.1878°N 121.9033°W |
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| 38 | Golden Hinde[148][149][150] | Vancouver Island | 2195 m 7,201 ft |
2195 m 7,201 ft |
155 km 96 mi |
49.6625°N 125.7469°W |
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| 39 | White Hill[248][249][250] | Cape Breton Island | 532 m 1,745 ft |
535 m 1,755 ft |
152 km 94 mi |
46.7000°N 60.5992°W |
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| 40 | Simpson Peak[251][252][253] | Stikine Plateau | 2170 m 7,119 ft |
985 m 3,232 ft |
151 km 94 mi |
59.7233°N 131.4481°W |
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| 41 | Angilaaq Mountain[182][183][184] | Bylot Island | 1944 m 6,378 ft |
1944 m 6,378 ft |
148 km 92 mi |
73.2294°N 78.6233°W |
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| 42 | Mount Crysdale[254][255] | Hart Ranges | 2429 m 7,969 ft |
1554 m 5,098 ft |
147 km 92 mi |
55.9383°N 123.4211°W |
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| 43 | Mount Assiniboine[72][73] | Canadian Rockies | 3618 m 11,870 ft |
2082 m 6,831 ft |
142 km 88 mi |
50.8697°N 115.6511°W |
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| 44 | Peak 39-18[256] | Baffin Island | 1721 m 5,646 ft |
1564 m 5,131 ft |
139 km 86 mi |
69.6567°N 69.3083°W |
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| 45 | Devils Paw[257][258][259] | Coast Mountains | 2593 m 8,507 ft |
1703 m 5,587 ft |
138 km 86 mi |
58.7289°N 133.8403°W |
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| 46 | Mount Carleton[260][261][262] | New Brunswick Highlands | 817 m 2,680 ft |
625 m 2,051 ft |
135 km 84 mi |
47.3780°N 66.8759°W |
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| 47 | Mount Jancowski[163][164][165] | Coast Mountains | 2729 m 8,953 ft |
2079 m 6,821 ft |
124 km 77 mi |
56.3372°N 129.9819°W |
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| 48 | Sentinel Peak[263][264][265] | Canadian Rockies | 2513 m 8,245 ft |
1452 m 4,764 ft |
124 km 77 mi |
54.9081°N 121.9611°W |
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| 49 | Shedin Peak[266][267][268] | Skeena Mountains | 2588 m 8,491 ft |
1798 m 5,899 ft |
118 km 73 mi |
55.9392°N 127.4800°W |
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| 50 | Fleet Peak[269][270][271][272] | Omineca Mountains | 2337 m 7,667 ft |
838 m 2,749 ft |
113 km 71 mi |
56.7803°N 126.2714°W |
Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of the Saint Elias Mountains and all of Canada.
Mount Saint Elias on the border between Yukon and Alaska is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
Mount Fairweather on the border between British Columbia and Alaska is the second most topographically prominent peak of Canada.
Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies.
Mount Columbia on the border between Alberta and British Columbia is the second highest peak of the Canadian Rockies.
Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, and the Canadian Arctic.
The Golden Hinde is the apex of Vancouver Island.
Mount Odin is the apex of Baffin Island.
Qiajivik Mountain on Baffin Island is the third most topographically isolated peak of Canada.
The Cabox is the apex of Newfoundland.
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