List of Ultras of the Rocky Mountains

Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies and the most prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.

The following sortable table comprises the 31 ultra-prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.^[1]

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.^[2][3]
2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.^[4][3]
3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.^[5]

Ultra-prominent summits

Of these 31 ultra-prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains, ten are located in British Columbia, nine in Alberta, four in Montana, three in Colorado, three in Utah, three in Wyoming, and two in Idaho. Three of these peaks lie on the Alberta-British Columbia border.

The 31 ultra-prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains

Rank	Mountain Peak	State or Province	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation	Location
1	Mount Robson[6][7][8][9]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3959 m 12,989 ft	2829 m 9,281 ft	460 km 286 mi	53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W
2	Mount Elbert[10][11][12][13]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4401.2 m 14,440 ft	2772 m 9,093 ft	1,079 km 671 mi	39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W
3	Mount Columbia[14][15][16]	Alberta  British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3741 m 12,274 ft	2371 m 7,779 ft	158.0 km 98.2 mi	52°08′50″N 117°26′30″W / 52.1473°N 117.4416°W
4	Cloud Peak[17][18][19][20][21]	Wyoming	Bighorn Mountains	4013.3 m 13,167 ft	2157 m 7,077 ft	233 km 145.0 mi	44°22′56″N 107°10′26″W / 44.3821°N 107.1739°W
5	Gannett Peak[22][23][24][25][26]	Wyoming	Wind River Range	4209.1 m 13,809 ft	2157 m 7,076 ft	467 km 290 mi	43°11′03″N 109°39′15″W / 43.1842°N 109.6542°W
6	Mount Assiniboine[27][28][29]	Alberta  British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3616 m 11,864 ft	2082 m 6,831 ft	141.8 km 88.1 mi	50°52′11″N 115°39′03″W / 50.8696°N 115.6509°W
7	Mount Edith Cavell[30][31]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3363 m 11,033 ft	2033 m 6,670 ft	47.2 km 29.3 mi	52°40′02″N 118°03′25″W / 52.6672°N 118.0569°W
8	Grand Teton[32][33][34][35][36]	Wyoming	Teton Range	4198.7 m 13,775 ft	1995 m 6,545 ft	111.6 km 69.4 mi	43°44′28″N 110°48′09″W / 43.7412°N 110.8024°W
9	Kings Peak[37][38][39][40]	Utah	Uinta Mountains	4125 m 13,534 ft	1938 m 6,358 ft	268 km 166.6 mi	40°46′35″N 110°22′22″W / 40.7763°N 110.3729°W
10	Mount Goodsir[41][42][43]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3567 m 11,703 ft	1917 m 6,289 ft	64.1 km 39.8 mi	51°12′08″N 116°23′51″W / 51.2021°N 116.3975°W
11	Borah Peak[44][45][46][47]	Idaho	Lost River Range	3861.2 m 12,668 ft	1829 m 6,002 ft	243 km 150.8 mi	44°08′15″N 113°46′52″W / 44.1374°N 113.7811°W
12	Mount Harrison[48][49][50]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3360 m 11,024 ft	1770 m 5,807 ft	52.1 km 32.4 mi	50°03′37″N 115°12′21″W / 50.0604°N 115.2057°W
13	Mount Sir Alexander[51][52][53]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3275 m 10,745 ft	1762 m 5,781 ft	87.8 km 54.5 mi	53°56′10″N 120°23′13″W / 53.9360°N 120.3869°W
14	Mount Hector[54][55]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3394 m 11,135 ft	1759 m 5,771 ft	21.5 km 13.34 mi	51°34′31″N 116°15′32″W / 51.5752°N 116.2590°W
15	Whitehorn Mountain[56][57][58]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3399 m 11,152 ft	1747 m 5,732 ft	7.94 km 4.93 mi	53°08′13″N 119°16′00″W / 53.1370°N 119.2667°W
16	Mount Chown[59][60][61]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3316 m 10,879 ft	1746 m 5,728 ft	30.7 km 19.05 mi	53°23′50″N 119°25′02″W / 53.3971°N 119.4173°W
17	Crazy Peak[62][63][64][65]	Montana	Crazy Mountains	3418 m 11,214 ft	1743 m 5,719 ft	71.8 km 44.6 mi	46°01′05″N 110°16′36″W / 46.0181°N 110.2768°W
18	McDonald Peak[66][67][68][69]	Montana	Mission Range	2994 m 9,824 ft	1722 m 5,650 ft	127.8 km 79.4 mi	47°22′57″N 113°55′09″W / 47.3826°N 113.9191°W
19	Pikes Peak[70][71][72][73]	Colorado	Front Range	4302.31 m 14,115 ft	1686 m 5,530 ft	97.6 km 60.6 mi	38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W
20	Mount Nebo[74][75][76][77]	Utah	Wasatch Range	3637 m 11,933 ft	1679 m 5,508 ft	121.6 km 75.6 mi	39°49′19″N 111°45′37″W / 39.8219°N 111.7603°W
21	Snowshoe Peak[78][79][80][81]	Montana	Cabinet Mountains	2665 m 8,743 ft	1658 m 5,438 ft	133.5 km 82.9 mi	48°13′23″N 115°41′20″W / 48.2231°N 115.6890°W
22	Jeanette Peak[82][83]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3089 m 10,135 ft	1657 m 5,436 ft	17.54 km 10.90 mi	52°38′09″N 118°37′00″W / 52.6357°N 118.6166°W
23	Mount Forbes[84][85][86][87]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3617 m 11,867 ft	1649 m 5,410 ft	47.4 km 29.5 mi	51°51′36″N 116°55′54″W / 51.8600°N 116.9316°W
24	Diamond Peak[88][89][90][91]	Idaho	Lemhi Range	3719.3 m 12,202 ft	1642 m 5,387 ft	51.2 km 31.8 mi	44°08′29″N 113°04′58″W / 44.1414°N 113.0827°W
25	Blanca Peak[92][93][94][95][96]	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	4374 m 14,351 ft	1623 m 5,326 ft	166.4 km 103.4 mi	37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W / 37.5775°N 105.4856°W
26	Mount Timpanogos[97][98][99][100]	Utah	Wasatch Range	3582 m 11,752 ft	1609 m 5,279 ft	63.8 km 39.6 mi	40°23′27″N 111°38′45″W / 40.3908°N 111.6459°W
27	Mount Fryatt[101][102][103]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3361 m 11,027 ft	1608 m 5,276 ft	16.37 km 10.17 mi	52°33′01″N 117°54′37″W / 52.5503°N 117.9104°W
28	Mount Cleveland[104][105][106][107]	Montana	Lewis Range	3194 m 10,479 ft	1599 m 5,246 ft	159.9 km 99.4 mi	48°55′30″N 113°50′54″W / 48.9249°N 113.8482°W
29	Mount Temple[108][109][110]	Alberta	Canadian Rockies	3540 m 11,614 ft	1530 m 5,020 ft	21.3 km 13.22 mi	51°21′04″N 116°12′23″W / 51.3511°N 116.2063°W
	Mount Ida[111][112][113]	British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3200 m 10,499 ft	1530 m 5,020 ft	14.14 km 8.79 mi	54°03′29″N 120°19′36″W / 54.0580°N 120.3268°W
	31	Mount Joffre[114][115][116]	Alberta  British Columbia	Canadian Rockies	3433 m 11,263 ft	1505 m 4,938 ft	49.2 km 30.6 mi	50°31′43″N 115°12′25″W / 50.5285°N 115.2069°W

Gallery

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  1. Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest summit of the Canadian Rockies and the most prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.

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  2. Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. State of Colorado.

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  3. Mount Columbia on the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia is the highest point of the Canadian Province of Alberta.

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  4. Cloud Peak is the highest summit of the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.

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  5. Gannett Peak is the highest summit of the Wind River Range and the U.S. State of Wyoming.

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  6. Mount Assiniboine on the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia is the highest summit of the Southern Continental Ranges.

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  7. Mount Edith Cavell is the highest summit of the South Jasper Ranges of Alberta.

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  8. Grand Teton is the highest summit of the Teton Range of Wyoming.

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  9. Kings Peak is the highest summit of the Uinta Range and the U.S. State of Utah.

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  10. Mount Goodsir is the highest peak of the Ottertail Range of British Columbia.

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  11. Borah Peak is the highest summit of the Lost River Range and the U.S. State of Idaho.

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  14. Mount Hector is the highest summit of the Murchison Group of Alberta.

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  17. Crazy Peak is the highest summit of the Crazy Mountains of Montana.

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  18. McDonald Peak is the highest summit of the Mission Mountains of Montana.

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  19. Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.

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  25. Blanca Peak is the highest summit of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado.

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  28. Mount Cleveland is the highest summit of the Lewis Range of Montana.

See also

• Rocky Mountains
  • Geology of the Rocky Mountains
    • Category:Rocky Mountains
      • commons:Category:Rocky Mountains
• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Greenland
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada
  • List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 4000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 3000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the ultra-prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 100-kilometer summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of extreme summits of the Rocky Mountains
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
  • List of mountain peaks of México
  • List of mountain peaks of Central America
  • List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
• Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation

References

1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
2. All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
3. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
4. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
5. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
6. The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
7. Mount Robson is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada and the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
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10. The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the U.S. State of Colorado, the Rocky Mountains of North America, and the entire Mississippi River drainage basin.
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14. Mount Columbia on the Great Divide between British Columbia and Alberta is the highest point of the Columbia Icefield, the Province of Alberta, and the entire Beaufort Sea Drainage basin.
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17. The summit of Cloud Peak is the highest point of the Bighorn Mountains.
18. Cloud Peak is the northernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of the Rocky Mountains.
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22. The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Wind River Range, the U.S. State of Wyoming, and the central Rocky Mountains.
23. Gannett Peak is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
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27. Mount Assiniboine is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
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32. The summit of Grand Teton is the highest point of the Teton Range.
33. Grand Teton is the northernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of the Rocky Mountains.
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37. The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Uinta Mountains, the U.S. State of Utah, and the western Rocky Mountains.
38. The elevation of Kings Peak includes an adjustment of +1.807 m (+5.93 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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41. The summit of Mount Goodsir is the highest point of the Ottertail Range.
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44. The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the Lost River Range and the U.S. State of Idaho.
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48. Mount Harrison is the southernmost and easternmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Canada.
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51. Mount Sir Alexander is the northernmost and westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.
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54. "Mount Hector". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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56. Whitehorn Mountain is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
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59. Mount Chown is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Rocky Mountains.
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62. The summit of Crazy Peak is the highest point of the Crazy Mountains.
63. The elevation of Crazy Peak includes an adjustment of +1.421 m (+4.66 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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66. The summit of McDonald Peak is the highest point of the Mission Range.
67. The elevation of McDonald Peak includes an adjustment of +1.318 m (+4.32 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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70. Pikes Peak is the easternmost 14,000-foot (4267-meter) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains. Pikes Peak was the inspiration for the lyrics of America the Beautiful.
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74. The summit of Mount Nebo is the highest point of the Wasatch Range.
75. The elevation of Mount Nebo includes an adjustment of +1.395 m (+4.58 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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77. "Mount Nebo". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
78. The summit of Snowshoe Peak is the highest point of the Cabinet Mountains.
79. The elevation of Snowshoe Peak includes an adjustment of +1.367 m (+4.48 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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84. The summit of Mount Forbes is the highest point of the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin.
85. Mount Forbes is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
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88. The summit of Diamond Peak is the highest point of the Lemhi Range.
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92. The summit of Blanca Peak is the highest point of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the entire Rio Grande drainage basin.
93. Blanca Peak is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.
94. The elevation of Blanca Peak includes an adjustment of +1.755 m (+5.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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97. The summit of Mount Timpanogos is the highest point of the central Wasatch Range.
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101. The summit of Mount Fryatt is the highest point of the Hooker Icefield.
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104. The summit of Mount Cleveland is the highest point of the Lewis Range.
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108. The summit of Mount Temple is the highest point of the Bow Range.
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111. Mount Ida is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-promoinent summit of the Rocky Mountains.
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114. Mount Joffre is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Canada.
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External links

• Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
  • Canadian Geographical Names @ NRC
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Geographic Names Information System @ USGS
• United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
  • Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
  • NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
  • Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS
• Bivouac.com
• Peakbagger.com
• Peaklist.org
• Peakware.com
• Summitpost.org

Coordinates: 53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W