ONTARIO'S HIGHEST ELEVATIONS |
Rank |
Peak |
Height m |
Height ft |
Vertical Rank |
Rise m |
Lat Long |
UTM |
NTS |
District, Township |
Notes |
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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. | ||
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 | ||
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 |
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7 |
Ogidaki Mt |
654 |
2146 |
5 | 318 |
46° 59' 83° 59' |
17T 273145 5208621 |
41J13 |
Algoma, Dablon |
100-ft fire tower. Old trail. | ||
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 |
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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 | ||
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 |
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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 |
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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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