Mount Sir James MacBrien 🏔️ Overview Mount Sir James MacBrien is one of the great remote summits of Canada’s Northwest Territories. Rising to approximately 2,759 meters (9,052 feet), the mountain stands in the Mackenzie Mountains within Nahanni National Park Reserve, close to the celebrated Cirque of the Unclimbables. The peak is notable not only for …
Category: North America
Jan 31 2025
Mount Nirvana
Mount Nirvana 🏔️ Overview Mount Nirvana is a spectacular and exceptionally remote mountain in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Rising to 2,773 meters (9,098 feet), it is the highest point in the Northwest Territories and one of the most prominent mountains in northern Canada. The peak stands within Nahanni National Park Reserve, amid the rugged granite landscapes …
Jan 31 2025
Mount Alverstone
Mount Alverstone Mount Alverstone rises to 14,500 feet (4,420 meters) in the spectacular Saint Elias Mountains, directly on the international boundary between Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory. Although overshadowed by some of the enormous summits surrounding it, including Mount Hubbard, Mount Alverstone is one of the highest mountains in both the United States and Canada. …
Jan 31 2025
Mount Kennedy
Mount Kennedy 🏔️ Overview Mount Kennedy is a remote, glacier-covered peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, Canada. Rising to approximately 13,911 feet (4,240 meters), the mountain stands within Kluane National Park and Reserve, close to the Alaska border and among some of the highest mountains in North America. Although Mount Kennedy is …
Jan 30 2025
Mount Kaskawulsh
Mount Kaskawulsh 🏔️ Overview Mount Kaskawulsh—officially recorded by Canadian authorities as Kaskawulsh Mountain—is a remote 2,969-meter (9,741-foot) summit in the Saint Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, Canada. It rises deep within Kluane National Park and Reserve, surrounded by one of the most spectacular glacier landscapes in North America. What makes Mount Kaskawulsh especially distinctive is …
Jan 30 2025
Keele Peak
Keele Peak Keele Peak rises from one of the most remote mountain landscapes in northern Canada. Located in eastern Yukon near the Northwest Territories border, it is generally recognized as the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains and is also identified as the high point of the Selwyn Mountains in several geographic classifications. Although Keele …
Jan 29 2025
Mackenzie Mountains
The Mackenzie Mountains form one of Canada’s largest and least accessible mountain regions, stretching for roughly 800 kilometers (500 miles) through eastern Yukon and the western Northwest Territories. Rising above immense river valleys, alpine tundra, boreal forest, and isolated plateaus, the range occupies a wild section of the northern Canadian Cordillera. Unlike the heavily visited …
Dec 23 2024
Cerro Gordo: Highest Peak of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Cerro Gordo 🏔️ Overview Cerro Gordo is a remote high mountain in the Mexican state of Durango and is generally recognized as the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Rising to approximately 3,357 meters (11,014 feet) above sea level, the mountain also forms the highest point in the state of Durango. Cerro Gordo stands …
Dec 22 2024
Cerro Mohinora
Cerro Mohinora Cerro Mohinora rises above the forested highlands of southern Chihuahua as the highest point in the Mexican state and one of the most important summits of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Surrounded by remote conifer forests and protected habitat, the mountain combines unusual topographic isolation with exceptional biological diversity. Peakbagger places Cerro Mohinora at …