Montagne del Canada
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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.
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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.
Posizione | Vetta | Provincia | Catena Montuosa | Altezza | Prominenza | Isolamento |
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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
- ^ 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.
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