List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

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 [1]
2 Mount Columbia 3,747 12,293 2,383 7,818 Winston Churchill Range 1902 Highest point in Alberta [2]
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 [3]
6 Mount Assiniboine 3,618 11,870 2,086 6,844 Park Ranges 1901 Highest point in the Southern Rockies [4]
7 Mount Forbes 3,612 11,850 1,629 5,344 Park Ranges 1903 Highest point within the confines of Banff Nat'l Park [5]
nn Mount Goodsir 3,567 11,703 1,887 6,191 Ottertail Range 1902 Two major summits: South Tower and North Tower (lowest)  
8 South Twin Peak 3,566 11,699 341 1,119 Winston Churchill Range 1924 Lowest peak of The Twins Massif  
9 Mount Temple 3,543 11,624 1,544 5,066 Bow Range 1894 Highest point near Lake Louise [6]
10 Mount Bryce 3,507 11,506 707 2,320 Columbia Icefield 1902 Named for James Bryce, president of the Alpine Club [7]
11 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 [8]
12 Mount Lyell 3,498 11,476 1,078 3,537 Columbia Icefield 1902 Named for a Scottish Geologist  
13 Mount Hungabee 3,492 11,457 987 3,238 Bow Range 1903 Hungabee is the Nakoda word for cheiftain [9]
14 Mount Athabasca 3,491 11,453 671 2,201 Columbia Icefield 1898 Athabasca is the Cree name for "where there are reeds" [10]
15 Mount King Edward 3,490 11,450 770 2,530 Park Ranges 1924 Named for Edward VII  
16 Mount Brazeau 3,470 11,380 1,443 4,734 Park Ranges 1923 Named for a translator of the Palliser expedition [11]
17 Mount Victoria 3,464 11,365 547 1,795 Bow Range 1897 Named for Queen Victoria
18 Snow Dome 3,456 11,339 171 561 Winston Churchill Range 1898 Its permanently snow and ice-capped massif resembles a dome [12]
19 Mount Andromeda 3,450 11,320 330 1,080 Columbia Icefield 1930 Named for Andromeda of Greek mythology [13]
19 Stutfield Peak 3,450 11,320 290 950 Winston Churchill Range 1927 Named for Hugh Stutfield, an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies [14]
21 Mount Joffre 3,449 11,316 1,505 4,938 Park Ranges 1919 Named for Joseph Joffre, a French general during WWI
22 Lunette Peak 3,428 11,247 38 125 Park Ranges 1901    
23 Resplendent Mountain 3,425 11,237 483 1,585 Rainbow Range 1911  
24 Deltaform Mountain 3,424 11,234 822 2,697 Bow Range 1903 Resembles Delta  
25 Mount Lefroy 3,423 11,230 417 1,368 Bow Range 1897 Site of the first fatal climbing accident in Canada  
26 The Helmet 3,420 11,220 128 420 Rainbow Range 1928 Peak on the Mt. Robon massif  
27 Christian Peak 3,406 11,175 100 330 Park Ranges 1926 Subpeak of Mount Lyell  
27 Mount Sir Douglas 3,406 11,175 1,110 3,640 Park Ranges 1919 Named for a British army officer  
29 Mount Woolley 3,405 11,171 565 1,854 Winston Churchill Range 1925   [15]
30 Mount Alexandra 3,401 11,158 241 791 Park Ranges 1902 Named for Queen Alexandra of Denmark  
30 Walter Peak 3,401 11,158 143 469 Park Ranges 1927 Subpeak of Mount Lyell  
32 Whitehorn Mountain 3,399 11,152 1,747 5,732 Park Ranges 1911    
33 Mount Hector 3,394 11,135 1,759 5,771 Front Ranges 1895 Named for a geologist on the Palliser expedition  
34 Diadem Peak 3,371 11,060 211 692 Winston Churchill Range 1898    
35 Mount Edith Cavell 3,363 11,033 2,033 6,670 South Jasper Ranges 1915 Most prominent peak entirely in Alberta  
nn Mount Warren 3,362 11,030 412 1,352 Le Grand Brazeau Range 1928 Named for a mountain guide  
36 Mount Fryatt 3,361 11,027 1,608 5,276 Park Ranges 1926 Named for a British merchant captain executed in World War I  
36 Mount Cline 3,361 11,027 1,196 3,924 Cline Range 1926    
38 Mount Huber 3,348 10,984 158 518 Bow Range 1903    
39 Mount Barnard 3,338 10,951 947 3,107 Park Ranges 1922    
40 Oppy Mountain 3,335 10,942 311 1,020 Park Ranges 1947    
41 Mount Cromwell 3,330 10,930 330 1,080 Winston Churchill Range 1938    
42 Mount Amery 3,329 10,922 579 1,900 Park Ranges 1929 Named for a British politician/journalist  
43 Mount Mummery 3,328 10,919 481 1,578 Park Ranges 1906 Named for British mountaineer Albert F. Mummery  
nn Mount Shackleton 3,327 10,915 557 1,827 Park Ranges 1951 Named for Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton  
44 Simon Peak 3,322 10,899 1,173 3,848 South Jasper Ranges 1924    
45 Mount Biddle 3,320 10,890 731 2,398 Bow Range 1902    
46 Mount St. Bride 3,315 10,876 1,207 3,960 Sawback Range 1910    
47 Sunwapta Peak 3,315 10,876 1,014 3,327 Front Ranges 1906    
nn Mount Ball 3,311 10,863 1,187 3,894 Ball Range 1904 Named for John Ball, an Irish naturalist  
48 Mount Allen 3,310 10,860 260 850 Park Ranges 1904   [16]
nn Mount Vaux 3,310 10,860 830 2,720 Ottertail Range 1901 Named for William Sandys Wright Vaux  
49 Howse Peak 3,295 10,810 1,227 4,026 Waputik Mountains 1902    
49 Mount Pilkington 3,285 10,778 101 331 Park Ranges 1910    
51 Mount Spring-Rice 3,275 10,745 426 1,398 Park Ranges 1923    
52 Mount Balfour 3,272 10,735 934 3,064 Waputik Mountains 1898    
53 Mount Engelhard 3,270 10,730 210 690 Winston Churchill Range 1930 Named for an American climber  
54 Mount Wilson 3,260 10,700 780 2,560 Cline Range 1902 Named for a Canadian guide  
nn Monkhead 3,250 10,660 60 200 Le Grand Brazeau Range 1950 Named for its hood-like appearance similar to a monk  
nn Apex Mountain 3,246 10,650 510 1,670 Park Ranges 1922 Named for its location in the centre of the Clemenceau Icefield  
55 Mount Smythe 3,246 10,650 420 1,380 Winston Churchill Range 1951 Named for an English mountaineer  
55 Mount Tuzo 3,246 10,650 210 690 Bow Range 1906 Named for female Canadian mountaineer who made FA  
57 Bonnet Peak 3,235 10,614 395 1,296 Sawback Range 1914    
57 Mount Fay 3,235 10,614 389 1,276 Bow Range 1904    
59 Neptuak Mountain 3,233 10,607 151 495 Bow Range 1902    
60 Mount Rae 3,218 10,558 1,330 4,360 Misty Range      
61 Chaba Peak 3,212 10,538 278 912 Park Ranges 1928 Chaba is the Stoney Indian word for beaver  
62 Mushroom Peak 3,210 10,530 270 890 Winston Churchill Range 1947    
63 Foster Peak 3,204 10,512 996 3,268 Vermilion Range 1933    
63 Ghost Mountain 3,204 10,512 547 1,795 Park Ranges 1927   [17]
65 Unnamed 3,196 10,486 326 1,070 Park Ranges 1930 Formerly known as Mt. Pétain until 2022  
66 Mount Foch 3,194 10,479 384 1,260 Park Ranges 1930 Named for a French general who served in World War I  
67 Lynx Mountain 3,192 10,472 425 1,394 Rainbow Range 1913    
68 Eden Peak 3,180 10,430 267 876 Park Ranges 1927 Named for a British astronomer  
69 Quadra Mountain 3,173 10,410 285 935 Bow Range 1910 Top of mountain consists of four pinnacles  
70 Wenkchemna Peak 3,170 10,400 16 52 Park Ranges 1923 Wenkchemna is Stoney Indian word for ten  
70 Younghusband Ridge 3,170 10,400 130 430 Chaba Icefield 1927 Named for a British army officer  
nn Storm Mountain 3,158 10,361 408 1,339 Ball Range 1889 Named by George Dawson for it being shrouded mostly in clouds  
nn Stanley Peak 3,155 10,351 248 814 Ball Range 1901 Named for Fred Stanley, sixth Governor-General of Canada  
72 Thorington Tower 3,155 10,351 275 902 Winston Churchill Range 1967    
73 Mount Aberdeen 3,152 10,341 566 1,857 Bow Range 1894 Named for the 7th Governor General of Canada  
74 Mount Amundsen 3,150 10,330 228 748 Park Ranges 1927 Named for a British astronomer [18]
74 Mount Nelson 3,150 10,330 280 920 Winston Churchill Range 1951 Named for an American climber who died in a climbing accident  
74 Mount Palmer 3,150 10,330 270 890 Winston Churchill Range 1953 Named for an American explorer  
77 Tumbling Peak 3,145 10,318 685 2,247 Vermilion Range      
77 Mount Whiteaves 3,145 10,318 285 935 Park Ranges 1949 Named for a British palaeontologist  
79 Mist Mountain 3,140 10,300 487 1,598 Misty Range 1946    
80 Odaray Mountain 3,137 10,292 627 2,057 Bow Range 1887 Odaray is the Stony expression for "many waterfalls"  
nn Mount Coleman 3,135 10,285 775 2,543 Front Ranges   Named for Arthur Coleman, a Canadian geologist  
81 Mount GEC 3,130 10,270 400 1,300 Winston Churchill Range 1948 Named for first names of the first ascent climbers  
nn Beatrice Peak 3,125 10,253 203 666 Park Ranges 1912 Named for Beatrice Shultz, a member of the FA party  
82 Mount Barlow 3,120 10,240 39 128 Park Ranges 1912    
82 Gong Peak 3,120 10,240 280 920 Winston Churchill Range 1936    
82 Mount Peary 3,120 10,240 184 604 Chaba Icefield 1927   [19]
82 Throne Mountain 3,120 10,240 880 2,890 South Jasper Ranges 1926 Named for resemblance to a chair  
86 Wales Peak 3,109 10,200 210 690 Park Ranges 1926 Named for a British astronomer  
87 Mount Babel 3,101 10,174 200 660 Bow Range 1910    
88 Tornado Mountain 3,099 10,167 959 3,146 South Jasper Ranges 1915  
89 Storm Mountain 3,095 10,154 291 955 Misty Range      
90 Mount Adam Joachim 3,094 10,151 190 620 Winston Churchill Range 1938    
91 Mount Weiss 3,090 10,140 180 590 Winston Churchill Range 1971 Named for an explorer/mountain guide  
92 Mount Little 3,088 10,131 164 538 Bow Range 1901 Named for member of FA party  
93 Majestic Mountain 3,086 10,125 1,120 3,670 Trident Range 1926    
94 Mount Richardson 3,086 10,125 922 3,025 Slate Range 1911    
95 Mount Verendrye 3,085 10,121 515 1,690 Vermilion Range 1922    
96 Bident Mountain 3,084 10,118 103 338 Bow Range 1903 Shaped like a bident  
97 Mount Owen 3,083 10,115 903 2,963 Bow Range 1892    
98 Eiffel Peak 3,077 10,095 465 1,526 Bow Range 1901    
99 Haddo Peak 3,070 10,070 83 272 Bow Range 1903    
99 Pinnacle Mountain 3,070 10,070 225 738 Bow Range 1909    
101 Mount Estella 3,069 10,069 179 587 Trident Range 1930    
102 Hewitt Peak 3,066 10,059 548 1,798 Vermilion Range 1906    
103 Mount Cairnes 3,060 10,040 141 463 Park Ranges      
104 Ptarmigan Peak 3,059 10,036 209 686 Slate Range 1909    
105 Mount Mangin 3,057 10,030 125 410 Park Ranges 1928 Named for a French army general  
106 Pika Peak 3,053 10,016 13 43 Slate Range 1911    
107 Mount Laussedat 3,052 10,013 986 3,235 Park Ranges 1906    
108 Cyclone Mountain 3,050 10,010 162 531 Park Ranges 1910    
109 Chisel Peak 3,046 9,993 726 2,382 Park Ranges 1920    
110 Courcelette Peak 3,044 9,987 775 2,543 High Rock Range 1915    
110 Manx Peak 3,044 9,987 374 1,227 South Jasper Ranges 1919    
112 Mount Garth 3,043 9,984 103 338 Park Ranges 1934    
113 Mitchell 3,040 9,970 183 600 Winston Churchill Range 1970    
113 Mount Morden Long 3,040 9,970 360 1,180 Winston Churchill Range      
115 Mount McGuire 3,030 9,940 110 360 Winston Churchill Range 1971 Named for a park warden  
116 Mount Ulysses 3,024 9,921 2,289 7,510 Muskwa Ranges 1961    
117 Mount Cordonnier 3,012 9,882 177 581 Park Ranges 1930 Named for a French army general  
118 Floe Peak 3,006 9,862 436 1,430 Vermilion Range     [20]
119 Chimney Peak 3,002 9,849 137 449 Bow Range 1910    
120 Blackhorn Peak 3,000 9,800 380 1,250 South Jasper Ranges 1926   [20]
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