ONTARIO'S HIGHEST ELEVATIONS

Map       Historical Highest Point

Rank

Peak

Height

m

Height

ft

 

Vertical

Rank

Rise

  m

 

Lat Long

UTM

NTS

District, Township

Notes

1

Ishpatina Ridge Tower Summit

693

2275*

  6 317

 

 

47° 19'

80° 45'

17T 518982 5240400 

41P7

Sudbury, Ellis

100-foot fire tower. Canoe-accessible hiking trail. In Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park.

In-depth Ishpatina  Myth

2

Tower Mt

679

2228

  23 125  

48° 18' 90° 05'

15T 715438 5354616

52B8

Thunder Bay, Jean

Old bush road from Hwy 588
3

Ishpatina Ridge North

677

2221

  7 293  

47° 20' 80° 44'

17T 520143 5242180

41P7

Timiskaming, Corley

In Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park. In-depth Ishpatina
4

Carson Creek Peak

670

2198

  16 185  

48° 21' 90° 01'

15T 721173 5360075

52B8

Thunder Bay, Aldina

100-ft Aldina fire tower. Old bush road. 7.9 km NE of Tower Mt
5

Ishpatina Ridge South

667 2188   8 291  

47° 18'

80° 46'

17T 517762 5239267 41P7

Sudbury, Ellis

1.67 km SW of Tower Summit

In-depth Ishpatina

5

Head L Peak East

667

2188

  22 139  

48° 17' 90° 07'

15T 713480 5353244

52B8

Thunder Bay, Jean

2.4 km west of Tower Mt West
6

Griffin L Peak

656

2152

  2 325  

47° 04' 84° 23'

16T 698712 5216888

41N1

Algoma, Norberg

80-ft fire tower. Old bush road.
6

Prelate L Peak

656

2152

  21 167  

48° 10' 90° 22'

15T 695763 5338794

52B1

Thunder Bay, na

 
7

Ogidaki Mt

654

2146

  5 318  

46° 59' 83° 59'

17T 273145 5208621

41J13

Algoma, Dablon

100-ft fire tower. Old trail.

Myth

7

Blackspruce L Peak

654 2146   17 178   47° 37' 84° 19' 16T  701083 5277188 41N9

Algoma, Beaudry

4.75 km E of Parch Creek E Peak
8

Parch Cr  Peak East

650

 

2133

  9 258  

47° 37' 84° 23'

16T 696446 5278336

41N9

Algoma, Beaudin

9 km E of Lake Superior Park
8

Head L Peak West

650

 

2133   24 122   48° 18' 90° 09' 15T 710511 5353335 52B8

Thunder Bay, na

2.9 km west of Head L Peak East
8

Head L Peak South

650 2133   24 122   48° 17'  90° 08' 15T 712418 5352808 52B8

Thunder Bay, Jean

1.1 km west of Head L Peak E.

9

Little North L Peak

648 2126   18 176   48° 08' 90° 35' 15T 679575 5334644 52B2

Thunder Bay, na

1.4 km north of La Verendrye Park
10

Seal L Peak

646 2119   19 172   45° 59' 83° 38' 17T 299296 5207983 41J13

Algoma, Pine

NW of Ranger Lake. 11.6 km SE of Witchdoctor
11

Alvin L Peak

645 2116   14 194   47° 14' 84° 16' 16T 706356 5236051 41N1

Algoma, Raaflaub

 
12

Witchdoctor L Peak

644 2113   13 213   47° 03' 83° 46' 17T 290095 5215016 41O4

Algoma, Nahwegezhic

2.7 km S of Algoma Headwaters Park
13

Maple Mt

642

2106

  1 351  

47° 23' 80° 20'

17T 550195 5248396

41P8

Timiskaming, Rorke

100-ft fire tower. Popular canoe-accessible hiking trail. In Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park. In-depth   Myth
13

Gong L Peak

642

2106

  15 190  

47° 03' 83° 37'

17T 300894 5213829

41O4

Algoma, Pine

SW of Gong L. 6 km NE of Peak 646
13

Kwagama Hill

642 2106   12 217   47° 25' 84° 33' 16T 684135 5254130 41N7

Algoma, Greenwood

Former fire tower site. 1.7 km from Lake Superior Park.
13  Marne Peak 642 2106   3 323   46° 57' 84° 07' 16T 719191 5204395 41K16

Algoma, Marne

No close significant body of water to apply name, so township used.
14

Tip Top Mt

641

2103

  4 321  

48° 16' 86° 00'

16T 573918 5347169

42D8

Thunder Bay, na

In Pukaskwa National Park

Myth

15

Flatrock L Peak

638

2093

  20 171  

48° 16' 90° 15'

15T 704261 5349627

52B8

Thunder Bay, na

7.3 km SW of Head L North
16

Parch Cr Peak West

635

2083   11 243  

47° 37' 84° 23'

16T 695634 5277989 41N9

Algoma, Beaudin

880 m W from Parch E
17

Nailhead L Peak

634

2080

  10 254  

47° 36' 84° 26'

16T 692833 5276401

41N9

Algoma, Beaudin

4.1 km W of Parch Cr East

Noteworthy

 

Batchawana Mt

626 2054   - 378  

47° 04'  84° 24'

16T  696596 5215653 41N1

Algoma, Norberg

Noteworthy for its vertical rise, one of highest in Ontario. 2.4 km SW of Griffin L Peak.

Key

 

Peak

The point of elevation as named on either provincial Ontario Base Maps or federal National Topographic Series maps. If it contains "peak" in the name, then there is no map designation, so a nearby waterway or water body was used to identify (the exceptions are Nailhead L and Marne Peak).

Height

Spot height above sea level. In the metre column, any height measure ending in a 0 (multiple of 10) represents the highest OBM contour. All other measures are spot heights on the OBM. For Ishpatina, used measure on National Atlas website .

Vertical Rise

Imagine you were building a ski resort and wanted the longest run to the lowest elevation. You would start at the highest elevation and end at the lowest. Comparing these two points gives some sense of its vertical majesty if you were looking at it from a distance.

This is measured in metres above the lowest nearby water body or waterway, using its OBM surface elevation. If there is a water body or waterway in the name along with the term peak, this water is the foot for the measure. There were two exceptions for those using the peak designation: Nailhead L. where Parch Cr was used; and Marne Peak where the township was used.

Lat Long

Latitude and longitude in degrees and minutes

UTM

NAD 83 DATUM. Format: zone, easting, northing

NTS

National Topographic System of Canada 1:50,000-scale map number

District

Comparable to counties in other jurisdictions
    *  Corrected from previous listing on Ottertooth of 2274. During compilation, 693 metres was converted into feet, which rounds to 2274. Subsequent research found that in 1974 Ontario originally published the more precise height of 2275 feet, which also converts to 693 metres.

Criteria  For Listing

1. A minimum of a 50-metre vertical drop occurs somewhere between peak and its nearest higher peak on this list. Measured from the lowest elevation between the two peaks (sometimes called a saddle or col) to lowest peak. This is a form of prominence.

2. One of the highest 25 elevations in Ontario.

Criteria for Height Selection

High elevations were sought on the OBMs and NTS series maps. Some peaks had different elevations between the two series. Additional high-point information was sought in government records, but these did not always agree or state how they were taken or to what level of accuracy.

The newest, most precise elevation measure is the 1:20,000-scale Ontario Base Maps (OBM) series produced by Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and covers. The 10-metre contour interval is the smallest of any topographic map. A bonus of these maps is the extensive set of spot heights for which the ministry reports a vertical accuracy of 2.5 metres. Contour interval accuracy is 5 metres.

For consistency and precision, all height measurements were taken from the OBMs.

Height was determined by the top spot height. In the absence of a spot height, the top contour measure was used. Exception was Ishpatina where specific measure was listed on National Atlas website as no spot height on OBM.

Notes

Weakness

If there is a weakness in this list, it is the original long-list selection of peaks. This was done by manually searching all topographic maps for any elevations at or above 630 metres (from which the short list was produced). This search was done by Paul Harker of Natural Resources Canada and Brian Back of Ottertooth.com. This is painstakingly challenging, and some may have been overlooked. Other lists, that could be found, were then searched for additional peaks (though none found). Greg Slayden of Peakbagger.com provided a list of OBM spot heights above 630 metres produced from a search of the OBM database.

The Vertical Rise could vary depending upon which bottom elevation was chosen. The lowest base for peak or ridge was sought, but there was no ideal criteria for determining it.

Posted: 1.27.06   Updated 01.01.2017

Compiled by Brian Back of Ottertooth.com

With assistance of Paul Harker of the Atlas of Canada at Natural Resources Canada, and Greg Slayden of Peakbagger.com

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