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List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

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A list of highest mountains and peaks in the Canadian Rockies over 3,000 m (9,800 ft) is shown below. Sources for the elevation, prominence and first ascent can be found in their respective pages.

Mount Robson from Berg Lake
Mount Columbia
North Twin Peak
Rank Mountain/peak Elevation Prominence Subrange FA Notes References
m ft m ft
1 Mount Robson 3,954 12,972 2,829 9,281 Rainbow Range 1913 Highest point in the Canadian Rockies
2 Mount Columbia 3,747 12,293 2,383 7,818 Winston Churchill Range 1902 Highest point in Alberta
3 North Twin Peak 3,731 12,241 1,011 3,317 Winston Churchill Range 1923 Highest peak of The Twins Massif  
4 Mount Clemenceau 3,658 12,001 1,499 4,918 Park Ranges 1923 Named for Georges Clemenceau, premier of France during WWI
5 Mount Alberta 3,619 11,873 819 2,687 Winston Churchill Range 1925 Most difficult +11,000 climbing objective
6 Mount Assiniboine 3,618 11,870 2,086 6,844 Park Ranges 1901 Highest point in the Southern Rockies
7 Mount Forbes 3,612 11,850 1,629 5,344 Park Ranges 1903 Highest point within the confines of Banff Nat'l Park
8 Mount Goodsir 3,567 11,703 1,887 6,191 Ottertail Range 1902 Two major summits: South Tower and North Tower (lowest)  
9 South Twin Peak 3,566 11,699 341 1,119 Winston Churchill Range 1924 Lowest peak of The Twins Massif  
10 Mount Temple 3,543 11,624 1,544 5,066 Bow Range 1894 Highest point near Lake Louise
11 Mount Bryce 3,507 11,506 707 2,320 Columbia Icefield 1902 Named for James Bryce, president of the Alpine Club
12 Mount Kitchener 3,505 11,499 280 920 Winston Churchill Range 1927 First named Mt. Douglas, renamed for Lord Kitchener after he was killed in WWI
13 Mount Lyell 3,498 11,476 1,078 3,537 Columbia Icefield 1902 Named for a Scottish Geologist  
14 Mount Hungabee 3,492 11,457 987 3,238 Bow Range 1903 Hungabee is the Nakoda word for cheiftain
15 Mount Athabasca 3,491 11,453 671 2,201 Columbia Icefield 1898 Athabasca is the Cree name for "where there are reeds"
16 Mount King Edward 3,490 11,450 770 2,530 Park Ranges 1924 Named for Edward VII  
17 Mount Brazeau 3,470 11,380 1,443 4,734 Park Ranges 1923 Named for a translator of the Palliser expedition
18 Mount Victoria 3,464 11,365 547 1,795 Bow Range 1897 Named for Queen Victoria
19 Snow Dome 3,456 11,339 171 561 Winston Churchill Range 1898 Its permanently snow and ice-capped massif resembles a dome
20 Mount Andromeda 3,450 11,320 330 1,080 Columbia Icefield 1930 Named for Andromeda of Greek mythology
20 Stutfield Peak 3,450 11,320 290 950 Winston Churchill Range 1927 Named for Hugh Stutfield, an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies
22 Mount Joffre 3,449 11,316 1,505 4,938 Park Ranges 1919 Named for Joseph Joffre, a French general during WWI
23 Lunette Peak 3,428 11,247 38 125 Park Ranges 1901    
24 Resplendent Mountain 3,425 11,237 483 1,585 Rainbow Range 1911  
25 Deltaform Mountain 3,424 11,234 822 2,697 Bow Range 1903 Resembles Delta  
26 Mount Lefroy 3,423 11,230 417 1,368 Bow Range 1897 Site of the first fatal climbing accident in Canada  
27 The Helmet 3,420 11,220 128 420 Rainbow Range 1928 Peak on the Mt. Robon massif  
28 Christian Peak 3,406 11,175 100 330 Park Ranges 1926 Subpeak of Mount Lyell  
29 Mount Sir Douglas 3,406 11,175 1,110 3,640 Park Ranges 1919 Named for a British army officer  
30 Mount Woolley 3,405 11,171 565 1,854 Winston Churchill Range 1925  
31 Mount Alexandra 3,401 11,158 241 791 Park Ranges 1902 Named for Queen Alexandra of Denmark  
32 Walter Peak 3,401 11,158 143 469 Park Ranges 1927 Subpeak of Mount Lyell  
33 Whitehorn Mountain 3,399 11,152 1,747 5,732 Park Ranges 1911    
34 Mount Hector 3,394 11,135 1,759 5,771 Front Ranges 1895 Named for a geologist on the Palliser expedition  
35 Diadem Peak 3,371 11,060 211 692 Winston Churchill Range 1898    
36 Mount Edith Cavell 3,363 11,033 2,033 6,670 South Jasper Ranges 1915 Most prominent peak entirely in Alberta  
37 Mount Warren 3,362 11,030 412 1,352 Le Grand Brazeau Range 1928 Named for a mountain guide  
38 Mount Fryatt 3,361 11,027 1,608 5,276 Park Ranges 1926 Named for a British merchant captain executed in World War I  
38 Mount Cline 3,361 11,027 1,196 3,924 Cline Range 1926    
40 Mount Huber 3,348 10,984 158 518 Bow Range 1903    
41 Mount Barnard 3,338 10,951 947 3,107 Park Ranges 1922    
42 Mount Freshfield 3,336 10,945 477 1,565 Park Ranges 1902 Named for a British mountaineer  
43 Oppy Mountain 3,335 10,942 311 1,020 Park Ranges 1947    
44 Mount Cromwell 3,330 10,930 330 1,080 Winston Churchill Range 1938    
45 Mount Amery 3,329 10,922 579 1,900 Park Ranges 1929 Named for a British politician/journalist  
46 Mount Mummery 3,328 10,919 481 1,578 Park Ranges 1906 Named for British mountaineer Albert F. Mummery  
47 Mount Shackleton 3,327 10,915 557 1,827 Park Ranges 1951 Named for Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton  
48 Simon Peak 3,322 10,899 1,173 3,848 South Jasper Ranges 1924    
49 Mount Biddle 3,320 10,890 731 2,398 Bow Range 1902    
50 Mount St. Bride 3,315 10,876 1,207 3,960 Sawback Range 1910    
51 Sunwapta Peak 3,315 10,876 1,014 3,327 Front Ranges 1906    
52 Mount Stewart 3,312 10,866 1,117 3,665 Cloister Mountains   Named for a university professor  
53 Mount Ball 3,311 10,863 1,187 3,894 Ball Range 1904 Named for John Ball, an Irish naturalist  
54 Mount Allen 3,310 10,860 260 850 Park Ranges 1904  
54 Mount Vaux 3,310 10,860 830 2,720 Ottertail Range 1901 Named for William Sandys Wright Vaux  
56 Howse Peak 3,295 10,810 1,227 4,026 Waputik Mountains 1902    
57 Mount Pilkington 3,285 10,778 101 331 Park Ranges 1910    
58 Mount Spring-Rice 3,275 10,745 426 1,398 Park Ranges 1923    
59 Mount Balfour 3,272 10,735 934 3,064 Waputik Mountains 1898    
60 Mount Engelhard 3,270 10,730 210 690 Winston Churchill Range 1930 Named for an American climber  
61 Mount Wilson 3,260 10,700 780 2,560 Cline Range 1902 Named for a Canadian guide  
62 Monkhead 3,250 10,660 60 200 Le Grand Brazeau Range 1950 Named for its hood-like appearance similar to a monk  
63 Apex Mountain 3,246 10,650 510 1,670 Park Ranges 1922 Named for its location in the centre of the Clemenceau Icefield  
63 Mount Smythe 3,246 10,650 420 1,380 Winston Churchill Range 1951 Named for an English mountaineer  
63 Mount Tuzo 3,246 10,650 210 690 Bow Range 1906 Named for female Canadian mountaineer who made FA  
66 Bonnet Peak 3,235 10,614 395 1,296 Sawback Range 1914    
66 Mount Fay 3,235 10,614 389 1,276 Bow Range 1904    
68 Neptuak Mountain 3,233 10,607 151 495 Bow Range 1902    
69 White Pyramid 3,219 10,561 236 774 Waputik Mountains 1939    
70 Mount Rae 3,218 10,558 1,330 4,360 Misty Range      
71 Chaba Peak 3,212 10,538 278 912 Park Ranges 1928 Chaba is the Stoney Indian word for beaver  
72 Mushroom Peak 3,210 10,530 270 890 Winston Churchill Range 1947    
73 Foster Peak 3,204 10,512 996 3,268 Vermilion Range 1933    
73 Ghost Mountain 3,204 10,512 547 1,795 Park Ranges 1927  
75 Unnamed 3,196 10,486 326 1,070 Park Ranges 1930 Formerly known as Mt. Pétain until 2022  
76 Mount Foch 3,194 10,479 384 1,260 Park Ranges 1930 Named for a French general who served in World War I  
77 Lynx Mountain 3,192 10,472 425 1,394 Rainbow Range 1913    
78 Eden Peak 3,180 10,430 267 876 Park Ranges 1927 Named for a British astronomer  
79 Coronation Mountain 3,176 10,420 436 1,430 Park Ranges 1921 Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra  
80 Quadra Mountain 3,173 10,410 285 935 Bow Range 1910 Top of mountain consists of four pinnacles  
81 Wenkchemna Peak 3,170 10,400 16 52 Park Ranges 1923 Wenkchemna is Stoney Indian word for ten  
81 Younghusband Ridge 3,170 10,400 130 430 Chaba Icefield 1927 Named for a British army officer  
83 Popes Peak 3,163 10,377 81 266 Bow Range 1903 Named for a Canadian politician  
84 Storm Mountain 3,158 10,361 408 1,339 Ball Range 1889 Named by George Dawson for it being shrouded mostly in clouds  
85 Stanley Peak 3,155 10,351 248 814 Ball Range 1901 Named for Fred Stanley, sixth Governor-General of Canada  
85 Thorington Tower 3,155 10,351 275 902 Winston Churchill Range 1967    
87 Mount Aberdeen 3,152 10,341 566 1,857 Bow Range 1894 Named for the 7th Governor General of Canada  
88 Mount Amundsen 3,150 10,330 228 748 Park Ranges 1927 Named for a British astronomer
88 Mount Nelson 3,150 10,330 280 920 Winston Churchill Range 1951 Named for an American climber who died in a climbing accident  
88 Mount Palmer 3,150 10,330 270 890 Winston Churchill Range 1953 Named for an American explorer  
91 Tumbling Peak 3,145 10,318 685 2,247 Vermilion Range      
91 Mount Whiteaves 3,145 10,318 285 935 Park Ranges 1949 Named for a British palaeontologist  
93 Mist Mountain 3,140 10,300 487 1,598 Misty Range 1946    
94 Odaray Mountain 3,137 10,292 627 2,057 Bow Range 1887 Odaray is the Stony expression for "many waterfalls"  
95 Mount Coleman 3,135 10,285 775 2,543 Front Ranges   Named for Arthur Coleman, a Canadian geologist  
96 Mount GEC 3,130 10,270 400 1,300 Winston Churchill Range 1948 Named for first names of the first ascent climbers  
97 Beatrice Peak 3,125 10,253 203 666 Park Ranges 1912 Named for Beatrice Shultz, a member of the FA party  
98 Mount Barlow 3,120 10,240 39 128 Park Ranges 1912    
98 Gong Peak 3,120 10,240 280 920 Winston Churchill Range 1936    
98 Mount Peary 3,120 10,240 184 604 Chaba Icefield 1927  
98 Throne Mountain 3,120 10,240 880 2,890 South Jasper Ranges 1926 Named for resemblance to a chair  
102 Wales Peak 3,109 10,200 210 690 Park Ranges 1926 Named for a British astronomer  
103 Mount Babel 3,101 10,174 200 660 Bow Range 1910    
104 Tornado Mountain 3,099 10,167 735 2,411 Spray Mountains 1915  
105 Mount Birdwood 3,097 10,161 180 590 Winston Churchill Range 1922 Named for a British Army officer  
106 Storm Mountain 3,095 10,154 291 955 Misty Range      
107 Mount Adam Joachim 3,094 10,151 190 620 Winston Churchill Range 1938    
108 Mount Weiss 3,090 10,140 180 590 Winston Churchill Range 1971 Named for an explorer/mountain guide  
109 Mount Little 3,088 10,131 164 538 Bow Range 1901 Named for member of FA party  
110 Majestic Mountain 3,086 10,125 1,120 3,670 Trident Range 1926    
110 Mount Richardson 3,086 10,125 922 3,025 Slate Range 1911    
112 Mount Verendrye 3,085 10,121 515 1,690 Vermilion Range 1922    
113 Bident Mountain 3,084 10,118 103 338 Bow Range 1903 Shaped like a bident  
114 Mount Owen 3,083 10,115 903 2,963 Bow Range 1892    
115 Eiffel Peak 3,077 10,095 465 1,526 Bow Range 1901    
116 Haddo Peak 3,070 10,070 83 272 Bow Range 1903    
116 Pinnacle Mountain 3,070 10,070 225 738 Bow Range 1909    
118 Mount Estella 3,069 10,069 179 587 Trident Range 1930    
119 Hewitt Peak 3,066 10,059 548 1,798 Vermilion Range 1906    
120 Mount Cairnes 3,060 10,040 141 463 Park Ranges      
121 Ptarmigan Peak 3,059 10,036 209 686 Slate Range 1909    
122 Mount Mangin 3,057 10,030 125 410 Park Ranges 1928 Named for a French army general  
123 Pika Peak 3,053 10,016 13 43 Slate Range 1911    
124 Mount Laussedat 3,052 10,013 986 3,235 Park Ranges 1906    
125 Mount Perren 3,051 10,010 113 371 Bow Range 1927 Named for a Parks Canada Warden  
126 Cyclone Mountain 3,050 10,010 162 531 Park Ranges 1910    
127 Chisel Peak 3,046 9,993 726 2,382 Park Ranges 1920    
128 Courcelette Peak 3,044 9,987 775 2,543 High Rock Range 1915    
128 Manx Peak 3,044 9,987 374 1,227 South Jasper Ranges 1919    
130 Mount Garth 3,043 9,984 103 338 Park Ranges 1934    
131 Mitchell 3,040 9,970 183 600 Winston Churchill Range 1970    
131 Mount Morden Long 3,040 9,970 360 1,180 Winston Churchill Range      
133 Mount McGuire 3,030 9,940 110 360 Winston Churchill Range 1971 Named for a park warden  
134 Mount Ulysses 3,024 9,921 2,289 7,510 Muskwa Ranges 1961    
135 Mount Cordonnier 3,012 9,882 177 581 Park Ranges 1930 Named for a French army general  
136 Floe Peak 3,006 9,862 436 1,430 Vermilion Range    
137 Chimney Peak 3,002 9,849 137 449 Bow Range 1910    
138 Blackhorn Peak 3,000 9,800 380 1,250 South Jasper Ranges 1926  
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2023)

References

  1. "Mount Robson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  2. "Mount Columbia". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. "Mount Alberta". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  4. "Mount Assiniboine". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  5. "Mount Forbes". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  6. "Mount Temple". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  7. "Mount Bryce". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  8. "Mount Kitchener". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  9. "Mount Hungabee". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  10. "Mount Athabasca". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  11. "Mount Brazeau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  12. "Snow Dome". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  13. "Mount Andromeda". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  14. "Stutfield Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  15. "Mount Woolley". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  16. "Mount Allen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  17. "Ghost Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  18. "Mount Amundsen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  19. "Mount Peary". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  20. ^ "Blackhorn Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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