Montagne del Canada

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 del Quebec giungendo fino alla Penisola Gaspé creando dolci colline 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

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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 Canada
Posizione	Vetta	Provincia	Catena Montuosa	Altezza	Prominenza	Isolamento
1	Monte Logan^[1]	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	5,959 m 19,551 ft	5,247 m 17,215 ft	623.4 km 387.4 mi
2	Monte Saint Elias^[2]	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	5,489 m 18,008 ft	3,429 m 11,250 ft	41.4 km 26 mi
3	Monte Lucania	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	5,226 m 17,146 ft	3,051 m 10,010 ft	43 km 26.7 mi
4	King Peak	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	5,173 m 16,972 ft	1,053 m 3,455 ft	4.9 km 3.1 mi
5	Monte Steele	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	5,000 m 16,404 ft	720 m 2,362 ft	9.2 km 5.7 mi
6	Monte Wood	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,840 m 15,879 ft	1,160 m 3,806 ft	18.6 km 11.5 mi
7	Monte Vancouver	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,812 m 15,787 ft	2,712 m 8,898 ft	43.9 km 27.3 mi
8	Monte Slaggard	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,742 m 15,558 ft	502 m 1,647 ft	7.2 km 4.5 mi
9	Monte Fairweather^[3]	Columbia Britannica Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	4,671 m 15,325 ft	3,957 m 12,983 ft	200.7 km 125 mi
10	Monte Hubbard	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	4,557 m 14,950 ft	2,457 m 8,061 ft	34.4 km 21.3 mi
11	Monte Walsh	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,506 m 14,783 ft	1,646 m 5,400 ft	19.3 km 12 mi
12	Monte Alverstone	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	4,420 m 14,500 ft	594 m 1,950 ft	3.6 km 2 mi
13	McArthur Peak	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,360 m 14,304 ft	920 m 3,018 ft	9.3 km 5.8 mi
14	Monte Augusta	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	4,289 m 14,070 ft	1,533 m 5,030 ft	26.2 km 16.3 mi
15	Monte Strickland PB	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	4,240 m 13,911 ft	760 m 2,493 ft	7.5 km 4.7 mi
16	Monte Cook	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	4,194 m 13,760 ft	2,274 m 7,460 ft	23.4 km 14.5 mi
17	Monte Waddington	Columbia Britannica	Waddington Range	4,019 m 13,186 ft	3,289 m 10,791 ft	562.4 km 349.5 mi
18	Monte Robson^[4]	Columbia Britannica	Northern Continental Ranges PB	3,959 m 12,989 ft	2,829 m 9,281 ft	459.5 km 285.5 mi
19	Monte Columbia^[5]	Columbia Britannica Alberta	Columbia Icefield	3,741 m 12,274 ft	2,383 m 7,818 ft	158 km 98.2 mi
20	Monte Clémenceau	Columbia Britannica	Clémenceau Icefield PB	3,664 m 12,021 ft	1,499 m 4,918 ft	35.7 km 22.2 mi
21	Monte Forbes	Alberta	Central Icefields PB	3,617 m 11,867 ft	1,629 m 5,344 ft	47.4 km 29.5 mi
22	Monte Assiniboine	Columbia Britannica Alberta	Southern Continental Ranges PB	3,616 m 11,864 ft	2,086 m 6,844 ft	141.8 km 88.1 mi
23	Monte Goodsir	Columbia Britannica	Ottertail Range PB	3,567 m 11,703 ft	1,887 m 6,191 ft	64.1 km 39.8 mi
24	Monte Monarch	Columbia Britannica	Monarch Icefield PB	3,555 m 11,663 ft	2,915 m 9,564 ft	71.4 km 44.4 mi
25	Monte Temple	Alberta	Bow Range	3,540 m 11,614 ft	1,540 m 5,052 ft	21.3 km 13.2 mi
26	Monte Sir Sandford	Columbia Britannica	Selkirk Mountains	3,519 m 11,545 ft	2,707 m 8,881 ft	62 km 38.5 mi
27	Monte Sir Wilfrid Laurier	Columbia Britannica	Cariboo Mountains	3,516 m 11,535 ft	2,728 m 8,950 ft	51.7 km 32.1 mi
28	Monte Farnham PB	Columbia Britannica	Purcell Mountains	3,493 m 11,460 ft	2,113 m 6,932 ft	72.7 km 45.2 mi
29	Monte Brazeau	Alberta	Queen Elizabeth Ranges	3,470 m 11,385 ft	1,443 m 4,734 ft	30.5 km 18.9 mi
30	Monte Joffre	Columbia Britannica Alberta	Southern Continental Ranges PB	3,433 m 11,263 ft	1,505 m 4,938 ft	49.2 km 30.6 mi
31	Monte Whitehorn PB	Columbia Britannica	Northern Continental Ranges PB	3,399 m 11,152 ft	1,747 m 5,732 ft	7.9 km 4.9 mi
32	Monte Hector	Alberta	Central Front Ranges PB	3,394 m 11,135 ft	1,759 m 5,771 ft	23.2 km 14.4 mi
33	Monte Dawson PB	Columbia Britannica	Selkirk Mountains	3,377 m 11,079 ft	2,054 m 6,739 ft	63.4 km 39.4 mi
34	Monte Edith Cavell	Alberta	South Jasper Ranges PB	3,363 m 11,033 ft	2,007 m 6,585 ft	47 km 29.2 mi
35	Monte Fryatt PB	Alberta	Hooker Icefield PB	3,361 m 11,027 ft	1,608 m 5,276 ft	17.3 km 10.7 mi
36	Monte Harrison PB	Columbia Britannica	Southern Continental Ranges PB	3,360 m 11,024 ft	1,778 m 5,833 ft	52.1 km 32.4 mi
37	Monte Chown PB	Alberta	Northern Continental Ranges PB	3,316 m 10,879 ft	1,746 m 5,728 ft	30.7 km 19 mi
38	Monte Queen Bess	Columbia Britannica	Homathko Icefield PB	3,298 m 10,820 ft	2,355 m 7,726 ft	45.6 km 28.4 mi
39	Monte Sir Alexander PB	Columbia Britannica	Northern Continental Ranges PB	3,275 m 10,745 ft	1,762 m 5,781 ft	87.8 km 54.5 mi
40	Monte Monashee PB	Columbia Britannica	Monashee Mountains	3,274 m 10,741 ft	2,394 m 7,854 ft	51.8 km 32.2 mi
41	Monte Good Hope	Columbia Britannica	Homathko Icefield PB	3,242 m 10,636 ft	1,497 m 4,911 ft	31.2 km 19.4 mi
42	Monte Ida PB	Columbia Britannica	Northern Continental Ranges PB	3,200 m 10,499 ft	1,530 m 5,020 ft	8.8 km 5.5 mi
43	Razorback Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Nuit Range PB	3,183 m 10,443 ft	2,153 m 7,064 ft	36.5 km 22.7 mi
44	Monte Monmouth	Columbia Britannica	Lillooet Icefield PB	3,182 m 10,440 ft	1,602 m 5,256 ft	31.6 km 19.6 mi
45	Monte Seattle PB	Yukon Alaska	Monti Sant'Elia	3,139 m 10,300 ft	1,679 m 5,509 ft	17.3 km 10.7 mi
46	Monte Cooper PB	Columbia Britannica	Selkirk Mountains	3,094 m 10,151 ft	2,319 m 7,608 ft	49.9 km 31 mi
47	Monte Ratz PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	3,090 m 10,138 ft	2,430 m 7,972 ft	311.3 km 193.4 mi
48	Jeanette Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Selwyn Range	3,089 m 10,135 ft	1,657 m 5,436 ft	20.3 km 12.6 mi
49	Monte Tatlow	Columbia Britannica	Lillooet Icefield PB	3,063 m 10,049 ft	1,613 m 5,292 ft	34.4 km 21.4 mi
50	Talchako Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Monarch Icefield PB	3,037 m 9,964 ft	1,676 m 5,499 ft	23.5 km 14.6 mi
51	Ulysses Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Muskwa Ranges	3,024 m 9,921 ft	2,289 m 7,510 ft	435.9 km 270.8 mi
52	Scud Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,987 m 9,800 ft	2,172 m 7,126 ft	57.4 km 35.7 mi
53	Keele Peak	Yukon	Monti Mackenzie	2,972 m 9,751 ft	2,181 m 7,156 ft	570 km 354.2 mi
54	Monte Odin PB	Columbia Britannica	Monashee Mountains	2,971 m 9,747 ft	2,409 m 7,904 ft	65.4 km 40.7 mi
55	Skihist Monteain	Columbia Britannica	Lillooet Range PB	2,968 m 9,738 ft	2,463 m 8,081 ft	157.1 km 97.6 mi
56	Ambition Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,953 m 9,688 ft	1,513 m 4,964 ft	25.7 km 16 mi
57	Monte Ovington PB	Columbia Britannica	Hart Ranges	2,949 m 9,675 ft	1,600 m 5,249 ft	18.8 km 11.7 mi
58	Monte Sylvia PB	Columbia Britannica	Muskwa Ranges	2,940 m 9,646 ft	1,559 m 5,115 ft	84.9 km 52.8 mi
59	Whitecap Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Bendor Range	2,918 m 9,573 ft	1,533 m 5,030 ft	72.8 km 45.2 mi
60	Monte Saugstad PB	Columbia Britannica	Monarch Icefield PB	2,908 m 9,541 ft	1,850 m 6,070 ft	38.6 km 24 mi
61	The Horn PB	Columbia Britannica	Monarch Icefield PB	2,907 m 9,537 ft	1,527 m 5,010 ft	20.3 km 12.6 mi
62	Chutine Peak	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,903 m 9,524 ft	1,758 m 5,768 ft	42.6 km 26.5 mi
63	Wedge Monteain	Columbia Britannica	Garibaldi Mountains PB	2,892 m 9,488 ft	2,252 m 7,388 ft	63.9 km 39.7 mi
64	Monte Seton PB	Columbia Britannica	Lillooet Range PB	2,855 m 9,367 ft	1,580 m 5,184 ft	20.4 km 12.6 mi
65	Gladsheim Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Selkirk Mountains	2,830 m 9,285 ft	2,056 m 6,745 ft	53.4 km 33.2 mi
66	Monte Cairnes PB	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,810 m 9,219 ft	1,990 m 6,529 ft	40.6 km 25.2 mi
67	Cond Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Selkirk Mountains	2,801 m 9,190 ft	1,720 m 5,643 ft	35.3 km 21.9 mi
68	Monte Edziza	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,793 m 9,163 ft	1,763 m 5,784 ft	61.8 km 38.4 mi
69	Monte Nirvana^[6]	Territori del Nord-Ovest	Monti Mackenzie	2,773 m 9,098 ft	1,663 m 5,456 ft	219.9 km 136.7 mi
70	Monte Macdonald	Yukon	Monti Mackenzie	2,760 m 9,055 ft	1,555 m 5,102 ft	187.5 km 116.5 mi
71	Howson Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Hazleton Mountains PB	2,759 m 9,052 ft	1,829 m 6,001 ft	254.3 km 158 mi
72	Tsaydaychuz Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Kitimat Ranges	2,758 m 9,049 ft	1,826 m 5,991 ft	82.8 km 51.4 mi
73	Overseer Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Pemberton Icefield PB	2,749 m 9,019 ft	1,679 m 5,509 ft	19.4 km 12 mi
74	Thudaka Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Cassiar Mountains	2,748 m 9,016 ft	1,739 m 5,705 ft	103.5 km 64.3 mi
75	Seven Sisters Peaks PB	Columbia Britannica	Hazleton Mountains PB	2,747 m 9,012 ft	1,862 m 6,109 ft	68.8 km 42.7 mi
76	Monte Jancowski PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,729 m 8,953 ft	2,079 m 6,821 ft	124 km 77.1 mi
77	Monte Pattullo PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,727 m 8,947 ft	1,617 m 5,305 ft	23.1 km 14.4 mi
78	Atna Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Kitimat Ranges	2,724 m 8,937 ft	1,828 m 5,997 ft	56.8 km 35.3 mi
79	Buckwell Peak PB	Columbia Britannica Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,721 m 8,927 ft	1,971 m 6,467 ft	56.4 km 35 mi
80	Alsek Peak PB	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,716 m 8,911 ft	2,001 m 6,565 ft	79.3 km 49.3 mi
81	Basement Peak PB	Columbia Britannica Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,706 m 8,878 ft	1,606 m 5,269 ft	23.6 km 14.7 mi
82	Otter Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,692 m 8,832 ft	2,242 m 7,356 ft	25.4 km 15.8 mi
83	Sharktooth Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Cassiar Mountains	2,668 m 8,753 ft	1,653 m 5,423 ft	98.4 km 61.2 mi
84	Thunder Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Kitimat Ranges	2,664 m 8,740 ft	1,694 m 5,558 ft	27.6 km 17.1 mi
85	Dunn Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Shuswap Highland	2,636 m 8,648 ft	1,531 m 5,023 ft	87.1 km 54.1 mi
86	Barbeau Peak^[7]	Nunavut	Ellesmere Island	2,616 m 8,583 ft	2,616 m 8,583 ft	796 km 494.6 mi
87	Monte Wotzke PB	Columbia Britannica	Quesnel Highland	2,597 m 8,520 ft	1,556 m 5,105 ft	58.8 km 36.6 mi
88	Silvertip Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Cascade Range	2,596 m 8,517 ft	1,876 m 6,155 ft	19.6 km 12.1 mi
89	Unuk Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,595 m 8,514 ft	1,725 m 5,659 ft	13.8 km 8.6 mi
90	Devils Paw	Columbia Britannica Alaska	Boundary Ranges	2,593 m 8,507 ft	1,720 m 5,643 ft	138.2 km 85.9 mi
91	Hudson Bay Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Hazleton Mountains PB	2,589 m 8,494 ft	1,609 m 5,279 ft	51 km 31.7 mi
92	Shedin Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Skeena Mountains	2,588 m 8,491 ft	1,798 m 5,899 ft	118.2 km 73.4 mi
93	Monte Archibald PB	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,588 m 8,491 ft	1,678 m 5,505 ft	23.8 km 14.8 mi
94	The Pinnacles PB	Columbia Britannica	Monashee Mountains	2,573 m 8,442 ft	1,667 m 5,469 ft	40.3 km 25 mi
95	Monte Perseus PB	Columbia Britannica	Quesnel Highland	2,553 m 8,376 ft	1,683 m 5,522 ft	40.7 km 25.3 mi
96	Detour Peak PB	Columbia Britannica Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,550 m 8,366 ft	1,906 m 6,253 ft	21.2 km 13.1 mi
97	Kaza Monteain PB	Columbia Britannica	Cariboo Mountains	2,543 m 8,343 ft	1,573 m 5,161 ft	35.5 km 22 mi
98	Gataga Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Muskwa Ranges	2,533 m 8,310 ft	1,515 m 4,970 ft	35.3 km 22 mi
99	Whiting Peak PB	Columbia Britannica	Boundary Ranges	2,524 m 8,281 ft	1,669 m 5,476 ft	53.9 km 33.5 mi
100	Monte Martha Black PB	Yukon	Monti Sant'Elia	2,512 m 8,241 ft	1,797 m 5,896 ft	18.8 km 11.7 mi

Note

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^ La cima del Monte Logan è la più alta vetta dei Monti Sant’Elia, dello Yukon, e di tutto il Canada.
^ Il Monte Saint Elias al confine tra Yukon e Alaska è la seconda cima più elevata del Canada.
^ Il Monte Fairweather, al confine con l’Alaska, è la più alta vetta della Columbia Britannica.
^ Il Monte Robson è la più alta cima delle Montagne Rocciose Canadesi
^ Il Monte Columbia, al confine con la Columbia Britannica, è la più alta vetta dell’Alberta.
^ Il Monte Nirvana è la più alta vetta dei Territori del Nord-Ovest.
^ The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and all of Nunavut.