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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 peak of Mount Columbia, within Jasper National Park, is the highest point in Alberta, second highest in the Canadian Rockies and 28th highest in Canada.
It is the highest point in Alberta, Canada, and is second only to Mount Robson for height and topographical prominence in the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia on the northern edge of the Columbia Icefield. Its highest point, however, lies within Jasper National Park in Alberta. [5]
The Slave River (which drains Lake Athabasca) flows from northeastern Alberta into the Northwest Territories and is Alberta's lowest point at the N.W.T. border (152 m (499 ft) above sea level). However, the False Creek Tunnel, part of the Canada Line rail-based transit system in Vancouver , at 29 m (95 ft) below sea level, is the lowest ...
Of these 150 highest major summits of Canada, 102 are located in British Columbia, 37 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, two in Nunavut, and one in the Northwest Territories. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border and two lie on the British Columbia-Yukon border.
Majestic Mountain is located within Jasper National Park and is the highest point of the Trident Range in the Canadian Rockies. [3] The town of Jasper is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northeast and the Continental Divide is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Redoubt Peak, 9 km (5.6 mi) to the southwest. [3]
Mount Columbia (3,747 m; 12,293 ft) is the second-highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, and is the highest mountain in Alberta. Snow Dome (3,456 m; 11,339 ft) is one of two hydrological apexes of North America. Water flows off Snow Dome into three different watersheds, into the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean via Hudson Bay. [4]
Mount Ptolemy is the highest mountain of the Flathead Range and is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia.Situated 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Crowsnest Pass and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Corbin, it is Alberta's 57th most prominent mountain. [5]
Obed Summit (el. 1,163.9 m or 3,819 ft), [1] is a highway summit in Alberta, Canada.It is the highest point on the Yellowhead Highway, 33 m (108 ft) higher than Yellowhead Pass on the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta / British Columbia border.