Mountains of Alberta

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Relief of Alberta

Mount Andromeda

Mount Arethusa

View from Lake Louise with Bow Range

Mount John Laurie (Yamnuska)

Valley of the Ten Peaks

Kananaskis Range

View from Medicine Lake

View from Sulphur Mountain

View from Lake Minnewanka

View from Abraham Lake

View from Bow Lake

View from Waterton Lake

Most of Alberta's mountains are found on the estern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, in the south-western part of the province of Alberta. Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills.

The peaks of the Canadian Rockies are majestic, many of them reaching a height of more than three km above the sea. Alberta's southwestern boundary is traced on the continental divide, along the high ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and many peaks are located on the Alberta/British Columbia border.

The Caribou Mountains are located in the northern extremity of Alberta, forming an elevated plateau in the northern plains and wetlands. They reach an altitude of 1,030 m, almost 700 m higher than the surrounding area.

While not considered mountains, the Cypress Hills, located in south-eastern Alberta, on the Saskatchewan border, constitutes the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador. They reach a maximum elevation of 1,468 m, 600 m above the surrounding prairie.

1 List of Mountains
- 1.1 Highest peaks
2 List of ranges
3 List of passes
4 See also
5 References

[edit] List of Mountains

Mountains in Alberta
Peak	Range	Height	Remarks
Adam Joachim	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,094 m (10,150 ft)
Alberta	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,619m (11,874 ft)
Allen	Sundance Range	3,310 m (10,860 ft)	Part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Andromeda	Columbia Icefield	3,450 m (11,319 ft)
Anthozoan	Slate Range	2,695 m (8,842 ft)
Apparition	Palliser Range	3,002 m (9,850 ft)
Arethusa	Misty Range	2,912 m (9,554 ft)
Assiniboine	Assiniboine Group	3,616m (11,864 ft)
Astley	Palliser Range	2,869 m (9,413 ft)
Athabasca	Columbia Icefield	3,491 m (11,454 ft)
Aurora	Blue Range	2,789 m (9,151 ft)
Aylmer	Palliser Range	3,162 m (10,374 ft)
Babel	Bow Range	3,101m (10,174 ft)
Baker	Waputik Range	3,180 m (10,433 ft)	On the continental divide
Baldy	Fisher Range	2,192 m (7,192 ft)
Ball	Ball Range	3,311 m (10,863 ft)	On the continental divide
Balfour	Waputik Range	3,284 m (10,772 ft)
Beatrice	Ball Range	3,125 m (10,253 ft)	On the continental divide
Beaupré	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,778 m (9,115 ft)
Beehive (High Rock)	High Rock Range	2,895m (9,498 ft)	On the continental divide
Beehive (Lake Louise)	Bow Range	2,270m (7,448 ft)
Bishop	Elk Range	2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Block	Sawback Range	2,935 m (9,630 ft)
Bonnet	Sawback Range	3,235 m (10,614 ft)
Bourgeau	Massive Range	2,930 m (9,613 ft)
Brachiopod	Slate Range	2,667 m (8,750 ft)
Brazeau	Brazeau Range	3,525 m (11,562 ft)
Brett	Massive Range	2,984 m (9,790 ft)
Brewster	Vermilion Range	2,859 m (9,380 ft)
Bridgland	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,930 m (9,613 ft)
Buller	Kananaskis Range	2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Caldron	Waputik Range	2,909 m (9,542 ft)
Caribou	Caribou Mountains	1,030 m (3,378 ft)	Range in northern Alberta wetlands
Cascade	Vermillion Range	2,998 m (9,836 ft)
Castle	Sawback Range	2,766 m (9,072 ft)
Charles Stewart	Fairholme Range	2,809 m (9,216 ft)
Chephren	Waputik Range	3,307 m (10,850 ft)	Former name: Pyramid Mountain
Chester	Kananaskis Range	3,054 m (10,020 ft)
Cockscomb	Sawback Range	2,776 m (9,108 ft)
Columbia	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,747 m (12,294 ft)	Highest peak in Alberta
Confederation	Sir Winston Churchill Range	2,969 m (9,741 ft)
Consort	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,883 m (9,459 ft)
Copper	Ball Range	2,795 m (9,170 ft)
Cornwell	Kananaskis Range	2,972 m (9,750 ft)	On the continental divide
Cory	Sawback Range	2,802 m (9,193 ft)
Cromwell	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,330 m (10,926 ft)
Crowsnest	Crowsnest Range	2,785 m (9,137 ft)	Southernmost peak in Alberta
Cypress	Cypress Hills	1,468 m (4,816 ft)	Highest point between Rockies and Labrador
Deltaform	Bow Range	3,424 m (11,233 ft)	Part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Diadem	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,371 m (11,060 ft)
Edith	Sawback Range	2,554 m (8,381 ft)
Edith Cavell	South Jasper Range	3,363 m (11,034 ft)
Engadine	Kananaskis Range	2,970 m (9,745 ft)
Engelhard	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,270 m (10,729 ft)
Fairview	Bow Range	2,744 m (9,003 ft)	Also called Mount Fairview
Fiddle	Fiddle Range	2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Fifi	Sawback Range	2,621 m (8,599 ft)
Finger	Sawback Range	2,545 m (8,350 ft)	Unofficial name
Flints	Vermilion Range	2,950 m (9,682 ft)
Forbes	Central Icefields	3,612 m (11,851 ft)
The Fortress	Kananaskis Range	3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Fossil	Slate Range	2,946 m (9,666 ft)
Galatea	Kananaskis Range	3,185 m (10,450 ft)
Galwey	Crowsnest Range	2,377 m (7,799 ft)
Gec	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,130 m (10,270 ft)
Girouard	Fairholme Range	2,995 m (9,872 ft)
Gong	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,120 m (10,237 ft)
Gordon	Waputik Range	3,161 m (10,368 ft)
Grotto	Fairholme Range	2,706 m (8,878 ft)
Gusty	Kananaskis Range	3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Haiduk	Ball Range	2,920 m (9,581 ft)	On the continental divide
Heart	Bow Valley	2,135 m (7,004 ft)
Heather	Slate Range	2,636 m (8,650 ft)
Hector	Murchison Group	3,394 m (11,135 ft)
Howse	Waputik Range	3,295 m (10,810 ft)
Hungabee	Bow Range	3,492 m (11,457 ft)	On the continental divide
Inglismaldie	Fairholme Range	2,964 m (9,725 ft)
Inflexible	Kananaskis Range	3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Isabelle	Ball Range	2,926 m (9,600 ft)
Ishbel	Sawback Range	2,908 m (9,541 ft)
James Walker	Kananaskis Range	3,035 m (9,958 ft)
Joffre	Elk Range	3,450 m (11,319 ft)	On the continental divide
John Laurie	Bow Valley	2,240 m (7,349 ft)	Also named Mount Yamnuska
Jumpingpound	Kananaskis Range	2,240 m (7,347 ft)
Kent	Kananaskis Range	2,635 m (8,645 ft)
Kenow	Clark Range	2,697 m (8,850 ft)	On the continental divide
King Edward (Peak)	Canadian Rockies	2,789 m (9,150 ft)
King Edward (Mount)	Columbia Icefield	3,490 m (11,451 ft)
Kitchener	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,505 m (11,500 ft)
Lady Macdonald	Fairholme Range	2,606 m (8,550 ft)
Lawson	Kananaskis Range	2,795 m (9,170 ft)
Lefroy	Bow Range	3,423 m (11,231 ft)	On the continental divide
Lipalian	Slate Range	2,710 m (8,892 ft)
Little Alberta	Sir Winston Churchill Range	2,956 m (9,700 ft
Louis	Sawback Range	2,682 m (8,800 ft)
Lyell	Central Icefields	3,504 m (11,493 ft)	On the continental divide
Mahood	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,896 m (9,502 ft)
Massive	Massive Range	2,435 m (7,889 ft)
McGuire	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,030 m (9,941 ft)
McPhail	Elk Range	2,883m (9,459ft)	On the continental divide
Michener	Ram Range	2,545 m (8,350 ft)
Mist	Misty Range	3,140 m (10,302 ft)
Mitchell	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,040 m (9,974 ft)
Monarch	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,777 m (9,111 ft)
Moose	Kananaskis Range	2,437 m (7,996 ft)
Morden Long	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,040 m (9,974 ft)
Muir	High Rock Range	2,758m (9,050 ft)	On the continental divide
Mushroom	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,210 m (10,532 ft)
Nelson	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,150 m (10,335 ft)
Neptuak	Bow Range	3,233 m (10,607 ft)	Part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Niblock	Bow Range	2,976 m (9,764 ft)
Norquay	Vermilion Range	2,522 m (8,275 ft)
North Twin	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,684 m (12,087 ft)	Part of the Twin Peaks massif
Oliver	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,865 m (9,400 ft)
Oyster	Sawback Range	2,777 m (9,111 ft)
Palmer	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,150 m (10,335 ft)
Panther	Bare Range	2,943 m (9,656 ft)
Patterson	Waputik Range	3,191 m (10,466 ft)
Peechee	Fairholme Range	2,935 m (9,630 ft)
Peyto	Waputik Range	2,980 m (9,777 ft)
Pika	Slate Range	3,053 m (10,017 ft)
Pilot	Massive Range	2,935 m (9,629 ft)
Pocaterra	Elk Range	2,941 m (9,650 ft)
Poilus	Waputik Range	3,166 m (10,384 ft)
President	Waputik Range	3,123m (10,246 ft)
Princess Margaret	Fairholme Range	2,515 m (8,252 ft)
Prow	Vermilion Range	2,858 m (9,377 ft)
Ptarmigan	Slate Range	3,035 m (9,958 ft)
Puma	Palliser Range	3,120 m (10,236 ft)
Putnik	Kananaskis Range	2,940 m (9,646 ft)
Pyramid	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,766 m (9,075 ft)
Rae	Misty Range	3,218 m (10,558 ft)
Red Man	Blue Range	2,905 m (9,531 ft)
Redoubt	Slate Range	2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Revenant	Palliser Range	3,065 m (10,056 ft)
Richardson	Slate Range	3,086 m (10,125 ft)
Roche à Bosche	Bosche Range	2,123 m (6,965 ft)
Roche à Perdrix	Fiddle Range	2,135 m (7,002 ft)
Roche Jacques	Jacques Range	2,603 m (8,540 ft)
Roche Ronde	Bosche Range	2,138 m (7,014 ft)
Roche de Smet	De Smet Range	2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Rundle	South Banff Range	2,948 m (9,338 ft)
Saint Nicholas	Canadian Rockies	2,970 m (9,745 ft)
Saskatchewan	Columbia Icefield	3,342 m (10,965 ft)
Sentinel	Livingstone Range	2,373 m (7,785 ft)
Sirdar	Colin Range	2,820 m (9,252 ft)
Signal	Maligne Range	2,312 m (7,585 ft)
Skoki	Slate Range	2,707 m (8,882 ft)
Smythe	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,246 m (10,650 ft)
Snaring	Victoria Cross Ranges	2,931 m (9,617 ft)
Snow Dome	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,520 m (11,546 ft)	On the continental divide
South Twin	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,566 m (11,700 ft)	Part of the Twin Peaks massif
Squaw's Tit	Fairholme Range	2,514 m (8,248 ft)	Unofficial name
Stutfield	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,450 m (11,319 ft)
Sulphur	South Banff Range	2,451 m (8,042 ft)	A gondola runs to the peak
Sunwapta	Queen Elizabeth Ranges	3,315 m (10,875 ft)
Temple	Bow Range	3,543 m (11,624 ft)
Thorington Tower	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,155 m (10,352 ft)
Three Sisters	South Banff Range	2,936 m (9,632 ft)
Tyrwhitt	Elk Range	2,874m (9,430)
The Tower	Kananaskis Range	3,124 m (10,250 ft)
Trapper	Canadian Rockies	2,988 m (9,803 ft)
Tuzo	Canadian Rockies	3,246 m (10,650 ft)	Part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Unwin	Queen Elizabeth Ranges	3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Utopia	Miette Range	2,563 m (8,410 ft)
Wapta	Waputik Range	2,782 m (9,125 ft)
Waputik	Waputik Range	2,755m (9,036 ft)
Warwick	Clemenceau Icefield	2,906 m (9,535 ft)
Weiss	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,090 m (10,138 ft)
Whitehorn	Slate Range	2,637 m (8,652 ft)
Whyte	Bow Range	2,983 m (9,787 ft)
William Booth	Ram Range	2,728 m (8,950 ft)
Woolley	Sir Winston Churchill Range	3,405 m (11,171 ft)