- Most isolated mountain peaks of Canada
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The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated 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.
Of these 100 most isolated major summits, 59 are located in British Columbia, 15 in Nunavut, 10 in Yukon, 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5 in Alberta, 4 in Quebec, 2 in the Northwest Territories, and 1 each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Three of these summits lie on the border between Alberta and British Columbia and one lies between British Columbia and Yukon. Three of these summits lie on the international border between British Columbia and Alaska.
The first 47 of these summits each have at least 100 kilometres (62.14 mi) of topographic isolation and at least 500 metres (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.
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Most isolated major summits
The 100 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of Canada
with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain Peak Province Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation 1 Mount Caubvick[1] PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Torngat Mountains 1652 m
5,420 ft1367 m
4,485 ft810 km
503 mi2 Barbeau Peak[2] PB Nunavut
Ellesmere Island 2616 m
8,583 ft2616 m
8,583 ft796 km
495 mi3 Qiajivik Mountain PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 1963 m
6,440 ft1787 m
5,863 ft725 km
450 mi4 Melville Island High Point PB Nunavut
Melville Island 762 m
2,500 ft762 m
2,500 ft717 km
445 mi5 Porsild Mountains PB Nunavut
Southampton Island 610 m
2,001 ft610 m
2,001 ft628 km
390 mi6 Mount Logan[3] PB Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 ft5247 m
17,215 ft623 km
387 mi7 Mount Odin[4] PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 2143 m
7,031 ft2143 m
7,031 ft586 km
364 mi8 Mount Waddington PB British Columbia
Waddington Range 4019 m
13,186 ft3289 m
10,791 ft562 km
349 mi9 Keele Peak PB Yukon
Mackenzie Mountains 2952 m
9,685 ft2161 m
7,090 ft543 km
337 mi10 Mealy Mountains High Point PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Mealy Mountains 1190 m
3,904 ft832 m
2,728 ft519 km
323 mi11 The Cabox[5] PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Long Range Mountains 812 m
2,664 ft812 m
2,664 ft515 km
320 mi12 Mont Yapeitso PB Quebec
Monts Otish PB 1135 m
3,725 ft500 m >
>1,640 ft484 km
301 mi13 Mount Robson[6] PB British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3959 m
12,989 ft2829 m
9,281 ft460 km
286 mi14 Ulysses Mountain PB British Columbia
Muskwa Ranges 3024 m
9,921 ft2294 m
7,526 ft436 km
271 mi15 Mont Jacques-Cartier PB Quebec
Chic-Choc Mountains 1268 m
4,160 ft1093 m
3,585 ft407 km
253 mi16 Victoria Island High Point PB Nunavut
Victoria Island 655 m
2,149 ft655 m
2,149 ft375 km
233 mi17 South Ellesmere Ice Cap High Point PB Nunavut
Ellesmere Island 2347 m
7,700 ft2044 m
6,706 ft350 km
217 mi18 Mount Ratz PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 3090 m
10,138 ft2430 m
7,972 ft311 km
193 mi19 White Hill[7] PB Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island 533 m
1,749 ft533 m
1,749 ft285 km
177 mi20 Mount Frank Rae PB Yukon
Ogilvie Mountains 2362 m
7,750 ft500 m >
>1,640 ft278 km
173 mi21 Cap Mountain PB Northwest Territories
Franklin Mountains 1577 m
5,175 ft500 m >
>1,640 ft269 km
167 mi22 Outlook Peak[8] PB Nunavut
Axel Heiberg Island 2210 m
7,251 ft2210 m
7,251 ft268 km
166 mi23 Devon Ice Cap High Point PB Nunavut
Devon Island 1920 m
6,300 ft1920 m
6,300 ft265 km
165 mi24 Howson Peak PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2759 m
9,052 ft1829 m
6,001 ft254 km
158 mi25 Fox Mountain PB Yukon
Pelly Mountains 2404 m
7,887 ft1444 m
4,738 ft229 km
142 mi26 Mount Nirvana[9] PB Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Mountains 2773 m
9,098 ft1663 m
5,456 ft220 km
137 mi27 Durham Heights PB Nunavut
Banks Island 724 m
2,375 ft724 m
2,375 ft218 km
135 mi28 Kisimngiuqtuq Peak PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 1905 m
6,250 ft1605 m
5,266 ft216 km
134 mi29 Mount Moresby PB British Columbia
Moresby Island 1164 m
3,819 ft1164 m
3,819 ft207 km
129 mi30 Mont Raoul-Blanchard PB Quebec
Laurentian Mountains 1166 m
3,825 ft500 m >
>1,640 ft206 km
128 mi31 Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather)[10][11] PB British Columbia
Alaska
Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 ft3961 m
12,995 ft201 km
125 mi32 Mount Macdonald PB Yukon
Mackenzie Mountains 2758 m
9,050 ft1554 m
5,097 ft187 km
116 mi33 Grey Hunter Peak PB Yukon
North Yukon 2210 m
7,250 ft1515 m
4,970 ft179 km
111 mi34 Mount Columbia[12] PB Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3741 m
12,274 ft2371 m
7,779 ft158 km
98 mi35 Skihist Mountain PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2968 m
9,738 ft2463 m
8,081 ft157 km
98 mi36 Golden Hinde[13] PB British Columbia
Vancouver Island 2195 m
7,201 ft2195 m
7,201 ft155 km
96 mi37 Mount Crysdale PB British Columbia
Hart Ranges 2429 m
7,969 ft1554 m
5,098 ft147 km
92 mi38 Malik Mountain PB Nunavut
Bylot Island 1951 m
6,401 ft1951 m
6,401 ft146 km
91 mi39 Mount Assiniboine PB Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3616 m
11,864 ft2086 m
6,844 ft142 km
88 mi40 Peak 39-18 PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 1721 m
5,646 ft1564 m
5,131 ft139 km
86 mi41 Devils Paw[11] PB British Columbia
Alaska
Boundary Ranges 2593 m
8,507 ft1720 m
5,643 ft138 km
86 mi42 Mount Carleton[14] PB New Brunswick
New Brunswick Highlands 820 m
2,690 ft625 m
2,051 ft135 km
84 mi43 Mount Jancowski PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2729 m
8,953 ft2079 m
6,821 ft124 km
77 mi44 Shedin Peak PB British Columbia
Skeena Mountains 2588 m
8,491 ft1798 m
5,899 ft118 km
73 mi45 Fleet Peak PB British Columbia
Omineca Mountains 2337 m
7,667 ft500 m >
>1,640 ft113 km
71 mi46 Man O'War Peak PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Kiglapait Mountains 1050 m
3,445 ft974 m
3,195 ft104 km
65 mi47 Thudaka Mountain PB British Columbia
Cassiar Mountains 2748 m
9,016 ft1739 m
5,705 ft103 km
64 mi48 Gros Morne PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Long Range Mountains 807 m
2,648 ft693 m
2,273 ft99 km
61 mi49 Sharktooth Mountain PB British Columbia
Cassiar Mountains 2668 m
8,753 ft1653 m
5,423 ft98 km
61 mi50 Brave Mountain PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Kaumajet Mountains 1234 m
4,050 ft1219 m
4,000 ft90 km
56 mi51 Mount Sir Alexander PB British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3275 m
10,745 ft1762 m
5,781 ft88 km
55 mi52 Dunn Peak PB British Columbia
Columbia Mountains 2636 m
8,648 ft1531 m
5,023 ft87 km
54 mi53 Mount Sylvia PB British Columbia
Muskwa Ranges 2940 m
9,646 ft1559 m
5,115 ft85 km
53 mi54 Peak 09-30 PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 1840 m
6,037 ft1617 m
5,305 ft85 km
53 mi55 Tsaydaychuz Peak PB British Columbia
Kitimat Ranges 2758 m
9,049 ft1826 m
5,991 ft83 km
51 mi56 Mont Saint-Pierre PB Quebec
Notre Dame Mountains 907 m
2,975 ft709 m
2,325 ft78 km
49 mi57 Angna Mountain PB Nunavut
Baffin Island 1710 m
5,610 ft1510 m
4,954 ft74 km
46 mi58 Whitecap Mountain PB British Columbia
Bendor Range 2918 m
9,573 ft1533 m
5,030 ft73 km
45 mi59 Mount Farnham PB British Columbia
Purcell Mountains 3493 m
11,460 ft2113 m
6,932 ft73 km
45 mi60 Monarch Mountain PB British Columbia
Monarch Icefield 3555 m
11,663 ft2915 m
9,564 ft71 km
44 mi61 Seven Sisters Peaks PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2747 m
9,012 ft1862 m
6,109 ft69 km
43 mi62 Alsek Peak PB Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 2740 m
8,990 ft2025 m
6,644 ft68 km
43 mi63 Mount Odin PB British Columbia
Monashee Mountains 2971 m
9,747 ft2409 m
7,904 ft65 km
41 mi64 Vile Peak PB British Columbia
Skeena Mountains 2189 m
7,182 ft1551 m
5,089 ft65 km
40 mi65 Mount Goodsir PB British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3567 m
11,703 ft1887 m
6,191 ft64 km
40 mi66 Wedge Mountain PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2892 m
9,488 ft2252 m
7,388 ft64 km
40 mi67 Mount Dawson PB British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains 3377 m
11,079 ft2054 m
6,739 ft63 km
39 mi68 Mount Sir Sandford PB British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains 3519 m
11,545 ft2707 m
8,881 ft62 km
39 mi69 Mount Edziza PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2793 m
9,163 ft1763 m
5,784 ft62 km
38 mi70 Peak 3400 Map 14E2 PB Newfoundland and Labrador
Kiglapait Mountains 1052 m
3,450 ft701 m
2,300 ft61 km
38 mi71 Kootenay Mountain PB British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains 2456 m
8,058 ft1801 m
5,909 ft60 km
37 mi72 Corsan Peak PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 1934 m
6,345 ft1609 m
5,279 ft59 km
37 mi73 Mount Wotzke PB British Columbia
Quesnel Highland 2597 m
8,520 ft1556 m
5,105 ft59 km
37 mi74 Mount Tod PB British Columbia
Thompson Plateau 2155 m
7,070 ft1523 m
4,997 ft58 km
36 mi75 Chatsquot Mountain PB British Columbia
Kitimat Ranges 2365 m
7,759 ft1981 m
6,499 ft58 km
36 mi76 Scud Peak PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2987 m
9,800 ft2172 m
7,126 ft57 km
36 mi77 Atna Peak PB British Columbia
Kitimat Ranges 2724 m
8,937 ft1828 m
5,997 ft57 km
35 mi78 Pukeashun Mountain PB British Columbia
Shuswap Highland 2301 m
7,549 ft1696 m
5,564 ft56 km
35 mi79 Buckwell Peak PB British Columbia
Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 2721 m
8,927 ft1971 m
6,467 ft56 km
35 mi80 Whiting Peak PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2524 m
8,281 ft1669 m
5,476 ft54 km
33 mi81 Gladsheim Peak PB British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains 2830 m
9,285 ft2056 m
6,745 ft53 km
33 mi82 Mount Harrison PB British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3360 m
11,024 ft1778 m
5,833 ft52 km
32 mi83 Hubris Peak PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2445 m
8,022 ft1640 m
5,381 ft52 km
32 mi84 Mount Monashee PB British Columbia
Monashee Mountains 3274 m
10,741 ft2394 m
7,854 ft52 km
32 mi85 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier PB British Columbia
Cariboo Mountains 3516 m
11,535 ft2728 m
8,950 ft52 km
32 mi86 Hudson Bay Mountain PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2589 m
8,494 ft1609 m
5,279 ft51 km
32 mi87 Mount Priestley PB British Columbia
Coast Mountains 2366 m
7,762 ft1945 m
6,381 ft50 km
31 mi88 Mount Cooper PB British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains 3094 m
10,151 ft2319 m
7,608 ft50 km
31 mi89 Mount Valpy PB British Columbia
Kitimat Ranges 2219 m
7,280 ft2014 m
6,608 ft49 km
31 mi90 Mount Joffre PB Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies 3433 m
11,263 ft1505 m
4,938 ft49 km
31 mi91 Mount Forbes PB Alberta
Canadian Rockies 3617 m
11,867 ft1629 m
5,344 ft47 km
29 mi92 Mount Edith Cavell PB Alberta
Canadian Rockies 3363 m
11,033 ft2007 m
6,585 ft47 km
29 mi93 Mount Queen Bess PB British Columbia
Homathko Icefield 3298 m
10,820 ft2355 m
7,726 ft46 km
28 mi94 Mount Vancouver PB Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 4812 m
15,787 ft2712 m
8,898 ft44 km
27 mi95 Mount Thomlinson PB British Columbia
Skeena Mountains 2451 m
8,041 ft1661 m
5,449 ft44 km
27 mi96 Mount Addenbroke PB British Columbia
East Redonda Island 1591 m
5,220 ft1591 m
5,220 ft44 km
27 mi97 Morton Peak PB British Columbia
Shuswap Highland 2250 m
7,382 ft1695 m
5,561 ft43 km
27 mi98 Mount Lucania PB Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 5240 m
17,192 ft3085 m
10,121 ft43 km
27 mi99 Chutine Peak PB British Columbia
Boundary Ranges 2903 m
9,524 ft1758 m
5,768 ft43 km
26 mi100 Kates Needle[11] PB British Columbia
Alaska
Boundary Ranges 3053 m
10,016 ft1313 m
4,308 ft42 km
26 miGallery
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2. Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, and the Canadian Arctic.
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3. Qiajivik Mountain on Baffin Island is the third most topographically isolated peak of Canada.
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6. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of the Saint Elias Mountains and all of Canada.
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7. Mount Odin is the apex of Baffin Island.
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8. Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
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11. The Cabox is the apex of Newfoundland.
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13. Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies.
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31. Mount Fairweather on the border between British Columbia and Alaska is the second most topographically prominent peak of Canada.
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34. Mount Columbia on the border between Alberta and British Columbia is the second highest peak of the Canadian Rockies.
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36. The Golden Hinde is the apex of Vancouver Island.
See also
- Outline of Canada
- Bibliography of Canada
- Index of Canada-related articles
- Canada
- Geography of Canada
- Category:Mountains of Canada
- Geography of Canada
- Physical geography
- Topography
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolation
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- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of greater North America
- Mountain peaks of Greenland
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountains in Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- The 100 Highest major mountain peaks of Canada
- The 142 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Canada
- The 100 Most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
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- Mountain peaks of greater North America
References
- ^ The summit of Mount Caubvick is the highest point of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and all of eastern Canada.
- ^ The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and the Nunavut Territory.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Odin is the highest point of Baffin Island.
- ^ The summit of The Cabox is the highest point of the Island of Newfoundland.
- ^ The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
- ^ The summit of White Hill is the highest point of Cape Breton Island and the Province of Nova Scotia.
- ^ The summit of Outlook Peak is the highest point of Axel Heiberg Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories.
- ^ The summit of Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ a b c This summit lies on the international border between Canada and the United States.
- ^ The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
- ^ The summit of Golden Hinde is the highest point of Vancouver Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Carleton is the highest point of the Province of New Brunswick.
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