List of the most isolated major summits of Canada
The following sortable table comprises the 150 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of Canada with at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.[1]
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[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]
Twelve major summits of Canada exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles) of topographic isolation, 31 exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles), 50 exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles), and 92 major summits exceed 50 kilometers (31.07 miles) of topographic isolation.
Most isolated major summits
[edit]Of the 150 most isolated major summits of Canada, 98 are located in British Columbia, 16 in Nunavut, 16 in Yukon, seven in Alberta, six in Newfoundland and Labrador, five in Quebec, three in the Northwest Territories, and one each in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border and one lies on the British Columbia-Yukon border. Four of these summits lie on the international British Columbia-Alaska border and two lie on the international Yukon-Alaska border.
Gallery
[edit]- 1. Barbeau Peak is the highest summit of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut.
- 5. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.
- 7. Mount Odin is the highest summit of Baffin Island.
- 8. Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
- 10. Keele Peak is the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains of Yukon.
- 12. The Cabox is the highest summit of Newfoundland.
- 14. Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest summit of the Canadian Rockies.
- 31. Mount Fairweather on the Alaska border is the highest summit of British Columbia.
- 36. Mount Columbia on the British Columbia border is the highest summit of Alberta.
- 40. Qiajivik Mountain is the highest summit of northern Baffin Island.
- 45. Mount Carleton is the highest summit of New Brunswick.
- 46. The Golden Hinde is the highest summit of Vancouver Island.
- 73. Mount Sir Sandford is the highest summit of the Sir Sandford Range of British Columbia.
- 90. Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest summit of the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia.
See also
[edit]- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of the highest major summits of Canada
- List of the most prominent summits of Canada
- List of the most isolated major summits of Canada
- List of extreme summits of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Canada
- Physical geography
Notes
[edit]- ^ The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut of Canada.
- ^ Barbeau Peak is the northernmost ultra-prominent summit of Canada and greater North America.
- ^ The summit of Mount Caubvick is the highest point of the Torngat Mountains, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and all of eastern Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mathiassen Mountain is the highest point of Southampton Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, Yukon, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Angilaaq Mountain is the highest point of Bylot Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Odin is the highest point of Baffin Island.
- ^ Mount Odin is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Waddington is the highest point of the Coast Mountains.
- ^ Mount Waddington is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Keele Peak is the highest point of the Mackenzie Mountains.
- ^ Keele Peak is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ Mealy Mountains high point is the easternmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ The summit of The Cabox is the highest point of the island of Newfoundland.
- ^ The Cabox is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mont Yapeitso is the highest point of the Monts Otish.
- ^ The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
- ^ Mount Robson is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada and the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Ulysses Mountain is the highest point of the Far Northern Rockies.
- ^ Ulysses Mountain is the northernmost 3000-metre (9843-foot) summit of the Rocky Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Mont Jacques-Cartier is the highest point of the Canadian Appalachians.
- ^ Mont Jacques-Cartier is the southernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Ratz is the highest point of the Boundary Ranges.
- ^ The summit of Outlook Peak is the highest point of Axel Heiberg Island.
- ^ The summit of Devon Ice Cap high point is the highest point of Devon Island.
- ^ The summit of Manuel Peak is the highest point of the Richardson Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Howson Peak is the highest point of the Hazleton Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Fox Mountain is the highest point of the Pelly Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Cap Mountain is the highest point of the Franklin Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Mount Frank Rae is the highest point of the Ogilvie Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Durham Heights is the highest point of Banks Island.
- ^ The summit of Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the highest point of the Laurentian Mountains.
- ^ Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ Mount Fairweather lies on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. The peak is the highest point of the Canadian Province of British Columbia and the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in both Canada and the United States.
- ^ The summit of Mount Macdonald is the highest point of the Bonnet Plume Mountains.
- ^ Mount Macdonald is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mont Veyrier is the highest point of the Monts Groulx.
- ^ The summit of Mount Moresby is the highest point of Moresby Island.
- ^ Mount Columbia on the Great Divide between British Columbia and Alberta is the highest point of the Columbia Icefield, the Province of Alberta, and the entire Beaufort Sea Drainage basin.
- ^ The summit of Skihist Mountain is the highest point of the Lillooet Range.
- ^ The summit of White Hill is the highest point of Cape Breton Island and the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia.
- ^ White Hill is the southernmost 500-meter (1640-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ Mount Assiniboine is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Devils Paw is the highest point of the Juneau Icefield.
- ^ The summit of Mount Carleton is the highest point of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.
- ^ The summit of Golden Hinde is the highest point of Vancouver Island.
- ^ The summit of Shedin Peak is the highest point of the Skeena Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Man O'War Peak is the highest point of the Kiglapait Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Thudaka Mountain is the highest point of Cassiar Mountains.
- ^ Gros Morne is the easternmost 500-meter (1640-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Brave Mountain is the highest point of the Kaumajet Mountains.
- ^ Brave Mountain is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ Mount Sir Alexander is the northernmost and westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Dunn Peak is the highest point of the Shuswap Highland.
- ^ The summit of Sentinel Peak is the highest point of the Murray Range.
- ^ Sentinel Peak is the northernmost and westernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of the Rocky Mountains.
- ^ Touak Peak is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mont Saint-Pierre is the highest point of the central Notre Dame Mountains.
- ^ Angna Mountain is the easternmost ultra-prominent summit of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Farnham is the highest point of the Purcell Mountains.
- ^ Mount Farnham is the southernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Monarch Mountain is the highest point of the Monarch Icefield.
- ^ The summit of Whitecap Mountain is the highest point of the Bendor Range.
- ^ The summit of Mount Odin is the highest point of the Gold Range.
- ^ The summit of Mount Goodsir is the highest point of the Ottertail Range.
- ^ The summit of Mount Sir Sandford is the highest point of the Columbia Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Kootenay Mountain is the highest point of the Nelson Range.
- ^ The summit of Mount Buxton is the highest point of Calvert Island.
- ^ Gladsheim Peak is the southernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ Mount Harrison is the southernmost and easternmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Monashee is the highest point of the Monashee Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest point of the Cariboo Mountains.
- ^ Mount Joffre is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Forbes is the highest point of the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin.
- ^ Mount Forbes is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Pass Mountain is the highest point of the Wernecke Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Mount Queen Bess is the highest point of the Homathko Icefield.
- ^ Mount Vancouver is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Lucania is the highest point of the northern Saint Elias Mountains.
- ^ Mount Lucania is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of Mount Cooper is the highest point of the Goat Range.
- ^ Mount Saint Elias is the second highest major summit of both Canada and the United States.
- ^ The summit of Gribbel Peak is the highest point of Gribbell Island.
- ^ The summit of Silverthrone Mountain is the highest point of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield.
- ^ The summit of Razorback Mountain is the highest point of the Niut Range.
- ^ The summit of Mount La Pérouse is the highest point of Graham Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Clemenceau is the highest point of the Clémenceau Icefield.
- ^ The summit of Cond Peak is the highest point of the Kokanee Range.
- ^ Cond Peak is the southernmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
- ^ The summit of North Pinnacle is the highest point of the Whatshan Range.
- ^ The summit of Monmouth Mountain is the highest point of the Lillooet Icefield.
- ^ The summit of Good Hope Mountain is the highest point of the Bugaboos.
- ^ Mount Chown is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
- ^ The summit of Canoona Peak is the highest point of Princess Royal Island.
References
[edit]- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (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 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ 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 distant. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ "Barbeau Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Barbeau Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Caubvick". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Caubvick". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mathiassen Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Logan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Logan". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Angilaaq Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Angilaaq Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Odin". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Odin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Waddington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Waddington". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Melville Hills high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Keele Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Keele Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mealy Mountains high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "The Cabox". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "The Cabox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Yapeitso". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Yapeitso". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Robson". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Robson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Ulysses Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Ulysses Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Jacques-Cartier". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Jacques-Cartier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Victoria Island high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Kisimngiuqtuq Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Kisimngiuqtuq Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Beitstad Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Beitstad Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Ratz". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Ratz". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Outlook Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Outlook Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Devon Ice Cap high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Devon Ice Cap high point". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Manuel Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Howson Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Howson Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Fox Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Fox Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cap Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cap Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Nirvana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Nirvana". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Durham Heights". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Durham Heights". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Raoul-Blanchard". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Raoul-Blanchard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Fairweather". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Fairweather". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Macdonald". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Macdonald". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Veyrier". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mont Veyrier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Mount Moresby". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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