Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies. The Saint Elias Mountains in the Yukon hold some of country's highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Logan at 5,959 metres (19,551 ft).
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Mountain/Peak | metres | feet | Mountain range | Notes |
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Mount Columbia | 3,747 | 12,293 | Winston Churchill Range | Second highest in Canadian Rockies |
Twin Peaks massif | 3,684 | 12,087 | Winston Churchill Range | Can be skied to the summit |
Mount Alberta | 3,619 | 11,873 | Winston Churchill Range | Ice axe used in first ascent (1925) on exhibit at Jasper Yellowhead Museum |
Mount Assiniboine | 3,616 | 11,864 | Canadian Rockies | Matterhorn of the Rockies |
Mount Forbes | 3,612 | 11,850 | Canadian Rockies | Highest in Banff National Park |
Mount Temple | 3,543 | 11,624 | Bow Range | First 11,000' mountain to be climbed in the Canadian Rockies (1894) |
Mount Brazeau | 3,525 | 11,565 | Brazeau Range | South of Maligne Lake |
Mount Kitchener | 3,505 | 11,499 | Winston Churchill Range | Originally named Mount Douglas |
Mount Lyell | 3,504 | 11,496 | Lyell Group | Five distinct peaks |
Snow Dome | 3,456 | 11,339 | Winston Churchill Range | A hydrological apex of North America |
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Mountain | Metres | Feet | Location and Notes |
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Alsek Peak | 2,716 | 8,911 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Avalanche Peak | 4,228 | 13,871 | Saint Elias Mountains – #20 in Yukon |
Fox Mountain | 2,404 | 7,887 | Pelly Mountains |
Grey Hunter Peak | 2,214 | 7,264 | North Yukon Plateau Ranges |
Keele Peak | 2,972 | 9,751 | Mackenzie Mountains |
King Peak | 5,173 | 16,972 | Saint Elias Mountains – #4 in Canada |
McArthur Peak | 4,344 | 14,252 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Alverstone | 4,420 | 14,501 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Archibald | 2,588 | 8,491 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Augusta | 4,289 | 14,072 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Cairnes | 2,810 | 9,219 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Cook | 4,194 | 13,760 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Decoeli | 2,332 | 7,651 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Frank Rae | 2,360 | 7,743 | Ogilvie Mountains |
Mount Hubbard | 4,557 | 14,951 | Saint Elias Mountains – #10 in Canada |
Kaskawulsh Mountain | 2,969 | 9,741 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Kennedy | 4,250 | 13,944 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Kings Throne Peak | 1,990 | 6,529 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Logan | 5,959 | 19,551 | Saint Elias Mountains – #1 in Canada |
Mount Lucania | 5,226 | 17,146 | Saint Elias Mountains – #3 in Canada |
Mount Macdonald | 2,760 | 9,055 | Mackenzie Mountains |
Mount Malaspina | 3,776 | 12,388 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Martha Black | 2,512 | 8,241 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Maxwell | 3,010 | 9,875 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Monolith | 2,165 | 7,103 | Ogilvie Mountains |
Mount Newton | 4,200 | 13,780 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Saint Elias | 5,489 | 18,009 | Saint Elias Mountains – #2 in Canada |
Mount Saskatchewan | 3,500 | 11,483 | Saint Elias Mountains – Unclimbed |
Mount Seattle | 3,139 | 10,299 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Slaggard | 4,742 | 15,558 | Saint Elias Mountains – #8 in Canada |
Mount Steele | 5,073 | 16,644 | Saint Elias Mountains – #5 in Canada |
Mount Strickland | 4,240 | 13,911 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Vancouver | 4,810 | 15,781 | Saint Elias Mountains – #7 in Canada |
Mount Walsh | 4,507 | 14,787 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Mount Wood | 4,852 | 15,919 | Saint Elias Mountains – #6 in Canada |
Mount Worthington | 2,168 | 7,113 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Pinnacle Peak | 3,714 | 12,185 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Sheep Mountain | 1,953 | 6,407 | Saint Elias Mountains |
Tombstone Mountain | 2,192 | 7,192 | Ogilvie Mountains |
Ulu Mountain | 3,100. | 10,171 | Saint Elias Mountains |