List of the major 4000-metre summits of Canada

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Main article: List of mountain peaks of Canada
See also: List of the most prominent summits of Canada and List of the most isolated major summits of Canada
Mount Logan in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon is the highest peak of Canada.

The following sortable table comprises the 19 mountain peaks of Canada with at least 4000 metres (13,123 feet) of elevation and at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.[1]

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]

Five major Canadian summits exceed 5000 metres (16,404 feet) elevation, 11 exceed 4500 metres (14,764 feet), the following 19 summits exceed 4000 metres (13,123 feet), 41 exceed 3500 metres (11,483 feet), 67 exceed 3000 metres (9843 feet), and 125 exceed 2500 metres (8202 feet) elevation.

Major 4000-metre summits

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Main article: List of the highest major summits of Canada
See also: List of the major 3000-metre summits of Canada

Of these 19 major 4000-metre summits of Canada, 17 are located in Yukon and two in British Columbia. Five of these summits lie on the international Yukon-Alaska border and one lies on the international British Columbia-Alaska border.

The 19 highest summits of Canada with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain peak Province Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1

 Mount Logan

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 ft		 5247 m
17,215 ft		 623 km
387 mi 		60°34′02″N 140°24′20″W / 60.5671°N 140.4055°W / 60.5671; -140.4055 (Mount Logan)
2

 Mount Saint Elias

 Alaska
 Yukon 		Saint Elias Mountains 5489 m
18,009 ft		 3429 m
11,250 ft		 41.3 km
25.6 mi 		60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
3

 Mount Lucania

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5260 m
17,257 ft		 3080 m
10,105 ft		 43 km
26.7 mi 		61°01′17″N 140°27′58″W / 61.0215°N 140.4661°W / 61.0215; -140.4661 (Mount Lucania)
4

 King Peak (Yukon)

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5173 m
16,972 ft		 1073 m
3,520 ft		 4.68 km
2.91 mi 		60°35′00″N 140°39′18″W / 60.5833°N 140.6549°W / 60.5833; -140.6549 (King Peak)
5

 Mount Steele

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5020 m
16,470 ft		 760 m
2,493 ft		 9.45 km
5.87 mi 		61°05′34″N 140°18′42″W / 61.0929°N 140.3118°W / 61.0929; -140.3118 (Mount Steele)
6

 Mount Wood (Yukon)

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4860 m
15,945 ft		 1200 m
3,937 ft		 18.95 km
11.77 mi 		61°13′57″N 140°30′44″W / 61.2326°N 140.5123°W / 61.2326; -140.5123 (Mount Wood)
7

 Mount Vancouver

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4812 m
15,787 ft		 2712 m
8,898 ft		 44 km
27.4 mi 		60°21′32″N 139°41′53″W / 60.3589°N 139.6980°W / 60.3589; -139.6980 (Mount Vancouver)
8

 Mount Slaggard

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4742 m
15,558 ft		 522 m
1,713 ft		 7.74 km
4.81 mi 		61°10′22″N 140°35′06″W / 61.1727°N 140.5851°W / 61.1727; -140.5851 (Mount Slaggard)
9

 Mount Fairweather

 Alaska
 British Columbia 		Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 ft		 3961 m
12,995 ft		 200 km
124.4 mi 		58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
10

 Mount Hubbard

 Alaska
 Yukon 		Saint Elias Mountains 4557 m
14,951 ft		 2457 m
8,061 ft		 34.4 km
21.3 mi 		60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W / 60.3194; -139.0726 (Mount Hubbard)
11

 Mount Walsh

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4506 m
14,783 ft		 1366 m
4,482 ft		 18.76 km
11.66 mi 		61°00′13″N 140°01′02″W / 61.0037°N 140.0171°W / 61.0037; -140.0171 (Mount Walsh)
12

 Mount Alverstone

 Alaska
 Yukon 		Saint Elias Mountains 4420 m
14,500 ft		 594 m
1,950 ft		 3.62 km
2.25 mi 		60°21′06″N 139°04′30″W / 60.3518°N 139.0749°W / 60.3518; -139.0749 (Mount Alverstone)
13

 McArthur Peak

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4380 m
14,370 ft		 960 m
3,150 ft		 9.1 km
5.65 mi 		60°36′25″N 140°12′52″W / 60.6069°N 140.2144°W / 60.6069; -140.2144 (McArthur Peak)
14

 Mount Augusta

 Alaska
 Yukon 		Saint Elias Mountains 4289 m
14,070 ft		 1549 m
5,082 ft		 23.2 km
14.41 mi 		60°18′27″N 140°27′30″W / 60.3074°N 140.4584°W / 60.3074; -140.4584 (Mount Augusta)
15

 Mount Strickland

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4260 m
13,976 ft		 800 m
2,625 ft		 7.35 km
4.57 mi 		61°14′11″N 140°40′32″W / 61.2365°N 140.6755°W / 61.2365; -140.6755 (Mount Strickland)
16

 Avalanche Peak (Yukon)

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4228 m
13,871 ft		 608 m
1,995 ft		 4.54 km
2.82 mi 		61°14′24″N 140°45′35″W / 61.2401°N 140.7597°W / 61.2401; -140.7597 (Avalanche Peak)
17

 Mount Cook (Saint Elias Mountains)

 Alaska
 Yukon 		Saint Elias Mountains 4194 m
13,760 ft		 2350 m
7,710 ft		 23.4 km
14.54 mi 		60°10′54″N 139°58′52″W / 60.1816°N 139.9811°W / 60.1816; -139.9811 (Mount Cook)
18

 Mount Craig (Yukon)

 Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4060 m
13,320 ft		 520 m
1,706 ft		 6.97 km
4.33 mi 		61°15′49″N 140°52′48″W / 61.2636°N 140.8800°W / 61.2636; -140.8800 (Mount Craig)
19

 Mount Waddington

 British Columbia Coast Mountains 4019 m
13,186 ft		 3289 m
10,791 ft		 562 km
349 mi 		51°22′25″N 125°15′49″W / 51.3737°N 125.2636°W / 51.3737; -125.2636 (Mount Waddington)

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References

  1. ^ 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 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 metres (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
  2. ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. ^ 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, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
  4. ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.

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