La maggior parte dei sistemi montuosi del Canada sono situati nella parte occidentale dello Stato, compresi all'interno delle province della Columbia Britannica e dell'Alberta e del territorio dello Yukon.
Le principali catene montuose sono quelle delle Montagne Rocciose Canadesi, le Saint Elias Mountains nello Yukinton e la Cordigliera Artica nelle regioni nord-orientali del Nunavut. Una piccola porzione della catena montuosa degli Appalachi si spinge fino al Canada orientale, attraversando le Province atlantiche e le regioni meridionali della provincia de intervallate da valli fluviali.
Le Cypress Hills, situate nel confine sud-est tra Alberta e Saskatchewan, pur non essendo considerate vere e proprie montagne, costituiscono il punto più elevato tra le migliaia di chilometri di pianure che separano da occidente a oriente le Montagne Rocciose e le coste del Labrador.
Le vette
Di seguito vengono riportate le vette più alte del Canada. Le montagne presentano tutte una prominenza di almeno 500 metri.
Delle 100 riportate ben 69 si trovano nella Columbia Britannica, 25 nello Yukon, 10 nell'Alberta, e 1 ciascuno nei Territori del Nord-Ovest e nel Nunavut.
+Le vette del CanadaPosizioneVettaProvinciaCatena MontuosaAltezzaProminenzaIsolamento1Monte LoganLa cima del Monte Logan è la più alta vetta dei Monti Sant’Elia, dello Yukon, e di tutto il Canada.YukonMonti Sant'Elia5,959 m19,551 ft5,247 m17,215 ft623.4 km387.4 mi2Monte Saint EliasIl Monte Saint Elias al confine tra Yukon e Alaska è la seconda cima più elevata del Canada.YukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia5,489 m18,008 ft3,429 m11,250 ft41.4 km26 mi3Monte LucaniaYukonMonti Sant'Elia5,226 m17,146 ft3,051 m10,010 ft43 km26.7 mi4King PeakYukonMonti Sant'Elia5,173 m16,972 ft1,053 m3,455 ft4.9 km3.1 mi5Monte SteeleYukonMonti Sant'Elia5,000 m16,404 ft720 m2,362 ft9.2 km5.7 mi6Monte WoodYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,840 m15,879 ft1,160 m3,806 ft18.6 km11.5 mi7Monte VancouverYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,812 m15,787 ft2,712 m8,898 ft43.9 km27.3 mi8Monte SlaggardYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,742 m15,558 ft502 m1,647 ft7.2 km4.5 mi9Monte FairweatherIl Monte Fairweather, al confine con l’Alaska, è la più alta vetta della Columbia Britannica.Columbia BritannicaAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia4,671 m15,325 ft3,957 m12,983 ft200.7 km125 mi10Monte HubbardYukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia4,557 m14,950 ft2,457 m8,061 ft34.4 km21.3 mi11Monte WalshYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,506 m14,783 ft1,646 m5,400 ft19.3 km12 mi12Monte AlverstoneYukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia4,420 m14,500 ft594 m1,950 ft3.6 km2 mi13McArthur PeakYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,360 m14,304 ft920 m3,018 ft9.3 km5.8 mi14Monte AugustaYukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia4,289 m14,070 ft1,533 m5,030 ft26.2 km16.3 mi15Monte Strickland PBYukonMonti Sant'Elia4,240 m13,911 ft760 m2,493 ft7.5 km4.7 mi16Monte CookYukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia4,194 m13,760 ft2,274 m7,460 ft23.4 km14.5 mi17Monte WaddingtonColumbia BritannicaWaddington Range4,019 m13,186 ft3,289 m10,791 ft562.4 km349.5 mi18Monte RobsonIl Monte Robson è la più alta cima delle Montagne Rocciose CanadesiColumbia BritannicaNorthern Continental Ranges PB3,959 m12,989 ft2,829 m9,281 ft459.5 km285.5 mi19Monte ColumbiaIl Monte Columbia, al confine con la Columbia Britannica, è la più alta vetta dell’Alberta.Columbia BritannicaAlbertaColumbia Icefield3,741 m12,274 ft2,383 m7,818 ft158 km98.2 mi20Monte ClémenceauColumbia BritannicaClémenceau Icefield PB3,664 m12,021 ft1,499 m4,918 ft35.7 km22.2 mi21Monte ForbesAlbertaCentral Icefields PB3,617 m11,867 ft1,629 m5,344 ft47.4 km29.5 mi22Monte AssiniboineColumbia BritannicaAlbertaSouthern Continental Ranges PB3,616 m11,864 ft2,086 m6,844 ft141.8 km88.1 mi23Monte GoodsirColumbia BritannicaOttertail Range PB3,567 m11,703 ft1,887 m6,191 ft64.1 km39.8 mi24Monte MonarchColumbia BritannicaMonarch Icefield PB3,555 m11,663 ft2,915 m9,564 ft71.4 km44.4 mi25Monte TempleAlbertaBow Range3,540 m11,614 ft1,540 m5,052 ft21.3 km13.2 mi26Monte Sir SandfordColumbia BritannicaSelkirk Mountains3,519 m11,545 ft2,707 m8,881 ft62 km38.5 mi27Monte Sir Wilfrid LaurierColumbia BritannicaCariboo Mountains3,516 m11,535 ft2,728 m8,950 ft51.7 km32.1 mi28Monte Farnham PBColumbia BritannicaPurcell Mountains3,493 m11,460 ft2,113 m6,932 ft72.7 km45.2 mi29Monte BrazeauAlbertaQueen Elizabeth Ranges3,470 m11,385 ft1,443 m4,734 ft30.5 km18.9 mi30Monte JoffreColumbia BritannicaAlbertaSouthern Continental Ranges PB3,433 m11,263 ft1,505 m4,938 ft49.2 km30.6 mi31Monte Whitehorn PBColumbia BritannicaNorthern Continental Ranges PB3,399 m11,152 ft1,747 m5,732 ft7.9 km4.9 mi32Monte HectorAlbertaCentral Front Ranges PB3,394 m11,135 ft1,759 m5,771 ft23.2 km14.4 mi33Monte Dawson PBColumbia BritannicaSelkirk Mountains3,377 m11,079 ft2,054 m6,739 ft63.4 km39.4 mi34Monte Edith CavellAlbertaSouth Jasper Ranges PB3,363 m11,033 ft2,007 m6,585 ft47 km29.2 mi35Monte Fryatt PBAlbertaHooker Icefield PB3,361 m11,027 ft1,608 m5,276 ft17.3 km10.7 mi36Monte Harrison PBColumbia BritannicaSouthern Continental Ranges PB3,360 m11,024 ft1,778 m5,833 ft52.1 km32.4 mi37Monte Chown PBAlbertaNorthern Continental Ranges PB3,316 m10,879 ft1,746 m5,728 ft30.7 km19 mi38Monte Queen BessColumbia BritannicaHomathko Icefield PB3,298 m10,820 ft2,355 m7,726 ft45.6 km28.4 mi39Monte Sir Alexander PBColumbia BritannicaNorthern Continental Ranges PB3,275 m10,745 ft1,762 m5,781 ft87.8 km54.5 mi40Monte Monashee PBColumbia BritannicaMonashee Mountains3,274 m10,741 ft2,394 m7,854 ft51.8 km32.2 mi41Monte Good HopeColumbia BritannicaHomathko Icefield PB3,242 m10,636 ft1,497 m4,911 ft31.2 km19.4 mi42Monte Ida PBColumbia BritannicaNorthern Continental Ranges PB3,200 m10,499 ft1,530 m5,020 ft8.8 km5.5 mi43Razorback Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaNuit Range PB3,183 m10,443 ft2,153 m7,064 ft36.5 km22.7 mi44Monte MonmouthColumbia BritannicaLillooet Icefield PB3,182 m10,440 ft1,602 m5,256 ft31.6 km19.6 mi45Monte Seattle PBYukonAlaskaMonti Sant'Elia3,139 m10,300 ft1,679 m5,509 ft17.3 km10.7 mi46Monte Cooper PBColumbia BritannicaSelkirk Mountains3,094 m10,151 ft2,319 m7,608 ft49.9 km31 mi47Monte Ratz PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges3,090 m10,138 ft2,430 m7,972 ft311.3 km193.4 mi48Jeanette Peak PBColumbia BritannicaSelwyn Range3,089 m10,135 ft1,657 m5,436 ft20.3 km12.6 mi49Monte TatlowColumbia BritannicaLillooet Icefield PB3,063 m10,049 ft1,613 m5,292 ft34.4 km21.4 mi50Talchako Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaMonarch Icefield PB3,037 m9,964 ft1,676 m5,499 ft23.5 km14.6 mi51Ulysses Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaMuskwa Ranges3,024 m9,921 ft2,289 m7,510 ft435.9 km270.8 mi52Scud Peak PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,987 m9,800 ft2,172 m7,126 ft57.4 km35.7 mi53Keele PeakYukonMonti Mackenzie2,972 m9,751 ft2,181 m7,156 ft570 km354.2 mi54Monte Odin PBColumbia BritannicaMonashee Mountains2,971 m9,747 ft2,409 m7,904 ft65.4 km40.7 mi55Skihist MonteainColumbia BritannicaLillooet Range PB2,968 m9,738 ft2,463 m8,081 ft157.1 km97.6 mi56Ambition Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,953 m9,688 ft1,513 m4,964 ft25.7 km16 mi57Monte Ovington PBColumbia BritannicaHart Ranges2,949 m9,675 ft1,600 m5,249 ft18.8 km11.7 mi58Monte Sylvia PBColumbia BritannicaMuskwa Ranges2,940 m9,646 ft1,559 m5,115 ft84.9 km52.8 mi59Whitecap Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaBendor Range2,918 m9,573 ft1,533 m5,030 ft72.8 km45.2 mi60Monte Saugstad PBColumbia BritannicaMonarch Icefield PB2,908 m9,541 ft1,850 m6,070 ft38.6 km24 mi61The Horn PBColumbia BritannicaMonarch Icefield PB2,907 m9,537 ft1,527 m5,010 ft20.3 km12.6 mi62Chutine PeakColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,903 m9,524 ft1,758 m5,768 ft42.6 km26.5 mi63Wedge MonteainColumbia BritannicaGaribaldi Mountains PB2,892 m9,488 ft2,252 m7,388 ft63.9 km39.7 mi64Monte Seton PBColumbia BritannicaLillooet Range PB2,855 m9,367 ft1,580 m5,184 ft20.4 km12.6 mi65Gladsheim Peak PBColumbia BritannicaSelkirk Mountains2,830 m9,285 ft2,056 m6,745 ft53.4 km33.2 mi66Monte Cairnes PBYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,810 m9,219 ft1,990 m6,529 ft40.6 km25.2 mi67Cond Peak PBColumbia BritannicaSelkirk Mountains2,801 m9,190 ft1,720 m5,643 ft35.3 km21.9 mi68Monte EdzizaColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,793 m9,163 ft1,763 m5,784 ft61.8 km38.4 mi69Monte NirvanaIl Monte Nirvana è la più alta vetta dei Territori del Nord-Ovest.Territori del Nord-OvestMonti Mackenzie2,773 m9,098 ft1,663 m5,456 ft219.9 km136.7 mi70Monte MacdonaldYukonMonti Mackenzie2,760 m9,055 ft1,555 m5,102 ft187.5 km116.5 mi71Howson Peak PBColumbia BritannicaHazleton Mountains PB2,759 m9,052 ft1,829 m6,001 ft254.3 km158 mi72Tsaydaychuz Peak PBColumbia BritannicaKitimat Ranges2,758 m9,049 ft1,826 m5,991 ft82.8 km51.4 mi73Overseer Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaPemberton Icefield PB2,749 m9,019 ft1,679 m5,509 ft19.4 km12 mi74Thudaka Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaCassiar Mountains2,748 m9,016 ft1,739 m5,705 ft103.5 km64.3 mi75Seven Sisters Peaks PBColumbia BritannicaHazleton Mountains PB2,747 m9,012 ft1,862 m6,109 ft68.8 km42.7 mi76Monte Jancowski PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,729 m8,953 ft2,079 m6,821 ft124 km77.1 mi77Monte Pattullo PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,727 m8,947 ft1,617 m5,305 ft23.1 km14.4 mi78Atna Peak PBColumbia BritannicaKitimat Ranges2,724 m8,937 ft1,828 m5,997 ft56.8 km35.3 mi79Buckwell Peak PBColumbia BritannicaYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,721 m8,927 ft1,971 m6,467 ft56.4 km35 mi80Alsek Peak PBYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,716 m8,911 ft2,001 m6,565 ft79.3 km49.3 mi81Basement Peak PBColumbia BritannicaYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,706 m8,878 ft1,606 m5,269 ft23.6 km14.7 mi82Otter Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,692 m8,832 ft2,242 m7,356 ft25.4 km15.8 mi83Sharktooth Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaCassiar Mountains2,668 m8,753 ft1,653 m5,423 ft98.4 km61.2 mi84Thunder Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaKitimat Ranges2,664 m8,740 ft1,694 m5,558 ft27.6 km17.1 mi85Dunn Peak PBColumbia BritannicaShuswap Highland2,636 m8,648 ft1,531 m5,023 ft87.1 km54.1 mi86Barbeau PeakThe summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and all of Nunavut.NunavutEllesmere Island2,616 m8,583 ft2,616 m8,583 ft796 km494.6 mi87Monte Wotzke PBColumbia BritannicaQuesnel Highland2,597 m8,520 ft1,556 m5,105 ft58.8 km36.6 mi88Silvertip Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaCascade Range2,596 m8,517 ft1,876 m6,155 ft19.6 km12.1 mi89Unuk Peak PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,595 m8,514 ft1,725 m5,659 ft13.8 km8.6 mi90Devils PawColumbia BritannicaAlaskaBoundary Ranges2,593 m8,507 ft1,720 m5,643 ft138.2 km85.9 mi91Hudson Bay Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaHazleton Mountains PB2,589 m8,494 ft1,609 m5,279 ft51 km31.7 mi92Shedin Peak PBColumbia BritannicaSkeena Mountains2,588 m8,491 ft1,798 m5,899 ft118.2 km73.4 mi93Monte Archibald PBYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,588 m8,491 ft1,678 m5,505 ft23.8 km14.8 mi94The Pinnacles PBColumbia BritannicaMonashee Mountains2,573 m8,442 ft1,667 m5,469 ft40.3 km25 mi95Monte Perseus PBColumbia BritannicaQuesnel Highland2,553 m8,376 ft1,683 m5,522 ft40.7 km25.3 mi96Detour Peak PBColumbia BritannicaYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,550 m8,366 ft1,906 m6,253 ft21.2 km13.1 mi97Kaza Monteain PBColumbia BritannicaCariboo Mountains2,543 m8,343 ft1,573 m5,161 ft35.5 km22 mi98Gataga Peak PBColumbia BritannicaMuskwa Ranges2,533 m8,310 ft1,515 m4,970 ft35.3 km22 mi99Whiting Peak PBColumbia BritannicaBoundary Ranges2,524 m8,281 ft1,669 m5,476 ft53.9 km33.5 mi100Monte Martha Black PBYukonMonti Sant'Elia2,512 m8,241 ft1,797 m5,896 ft18.8 km11.7 mi
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