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/Peak metres feet Mountain range Notes
Mount Columbia 3,747 12,293 Winston Churchill Range   Second highest in Canadian Rockies
Twin Peaks massif 3,684 12,087 Winston Churchill Range   Can be skied to the summit
Mount Alberta 3,619 11,873 Winston Churchill Range   Ice axe used in first ascent (1925) on exhibit at Jasper Yellowhead Museum
Mount Assiniboine 3,616 11,864 Canadian Rockies    Matterhorn of the Rockies
Mount Forbes 3,612 11,850 Canadian Rockies    Highest in Banff National Park
Mount Temple 3,543 11,624 Bow Range    First 11,000' mountain to be climbed in the Canadian Rockies (1894)
Mount Brazeau 3,525 11,565 Brazeau Range    South of Maligne Lake
Mount Kitchener 3,505 11,499 Winston Churchill Range   Originally named Mount Douglas
Mount Lyell 3,504 11,496 Lyell Group    Five distinct peaks
Snow Dome 3,456 11,339 Winston Churchill Range   A hydrological apex of North America

British Columbia

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Manitoba

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New Brunswick

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland

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The Cabox, the highest mountain on the island of Newfoundland

Labrador

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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

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Quebec

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Saskatchewan

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Yukon

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See also

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