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).

Alberta

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Highest peaks
Mountain/PeakmetresfeetMountain rangeNotes
Mount Columbia3,74712,293Winston Churchill Range  Second highest in Canadian Rockies
Twin Peaks massif3,68412,087Winston Churchill Range  Can be skied to the summit
Mount Alberta3,61911,873Winston Churchill Range  Ice axe used in first ascent (1925) on exhibit at Jasper Yellowhead Museum
Mount Assiniboine3,61611,864Canadian Rockies   Matterhorn of the Rockies
Mount Forbes3,61211,850Canadian Rockies   Highest in Banff National Park
Mount Temple3,54311,624Bow Range   First 11,000' mountain to be climbed in the Canadian Rockies (1894)
Mount Brazeau3,52511,565Brazeau Range   South of Maligne Lake
Mount Kitchener3,50511,499Winston Churchill Range  Originally named Mount Douglas
Mount Lyell3,50411,496Lyell Group   Five distinct peaks
Snow Dome3,45611,339Winston Churchill Range  A hydrological apex of North America

British Columbia

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Manitoba

New Brunswick

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland

The Cabox, the highest mountain on the island of Newfoundland

Labrador

Bishop's Mitre, Labrador

Northwest Territories

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Nova Scotia

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Nunavut

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Twin peaks of Mount Asgard
Mount Odin snow and ice

Ontario

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Prince Edward Island

Quebec

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Saskatchewan

Yukon

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Mount Logan, Highest in Canada
Mount Saint Elias, 2nd highest in Canada
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes
Alsek Peak2,7168,911Saint Elias Mountains
Avalanche Peak4,22813,871Saint Elias Mountains – #20 in Yukon
Fox Mountain2,4047,887Pelly Mountains
Grey Hunter Peak2,2147,264North Yukon Plateau Ranges
Keele Peak2,9729,751Mackenzie Mountains
King Peak5,17316,972Saint Elias Mountains – #4 in Canada
McArthur Peak4,34414,252Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Alverstone4,42014,501Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Archibald2,5888,491Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Augusta4,28914,072Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Cairnes2,8109,219Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Cook4,19413,760Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Decoeli2,3327,651Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Frank Rae2,3607,743Ogilvie Mountains
Mount Hubbard4,55714,951Saint Elias Mountains – #10 in Canada
Kaskawulsh Mountain2,9699,741Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Kennedy4,25013,944Saint Elias Mountains
Kings Throne Peak1,9906,529Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Logan5,95919,551Saint Elias Mountains – #1 in Canada
Mount Lucania5,22617,146Saint Elias Mountains – #3 in Canada
Mount Macdonald2,7609,055Mackenzie Mountains
Mount Malaspina3,77612,388Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Martha Black2,5128,241Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Maxwell3,0109,875Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Saint Elias5,48918,009Saint Elias Mountains – #2 in Canada
Mount Saskatchewan3,50011,483Saint Elias Mountains – Unclimbed
Mount Seattle3,13910,299Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Slaggard4,74215,558Saint Elias Mountains – #8 in Canada
Mount Steele5,07316,644Saint Elias Mountains – #5 in Canada
Mount Strickland4,24013,911Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Vancouver4,81015,781Saint Elias Mountains – #7 in Canada
Mount Walsh4,50714,787Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Wood4,85215,919Saint Elias Mountains – #6 in Canada
Mount Worthington2,1687,113Saint Elias Mountains
Pinnacle Peak3,71412,185Saint Elias Mountains
Sheep Mountain1,9536,407Saint Elias Mountains

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