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Lychnis Mountain

Elevation
2,574 m
#5,971
in the world
#710
in Canada
244 m
prominence

Lychnis Mountain is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,574 m, the 710th highest in Canada, part of the Sawback Range.

Elevation
2,574 m
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Prominence
244 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#5,971
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Lychnis Mountain

Lychnis Mountain lies in Canada, in Alberta.

Key facts

Elevation
2,574 m
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Prominence
244 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Alberta
Coordinates
51.483, -115.985
First ascent
1969

How it ranks

Among peaks in Canada
#710of 1,389
LargestSmallest
In the Sawback Range
#13of 15
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,971of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Tilted Mountain2,591 m1.2 km
Mount St. Bride3,312 m3.0 km
Anthozoan Mountain2,695 m3.9 km
Oyster Peak2,777 m4.4 km
Brachiopod Mountain2,667 m4.6 km
Fossil Mountain2,946 m4.7 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Lychnis Mountain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
CochraneCanada32,199111 km
AirdrieCanada90,044137 km
CalgaryCanada1,306,784141 km
ChestermereCanada32,255159 km
Sylvan LakeCanada17,477160 km

About this mountain

Lychnis Mountain stands at approximately 2,574 m within the Sawback Range in Alberta. With a topographic prominence of 244 m, it rises clearly above the lowest saddle to higher ground. Nearby Tilted Mountain lies 1.2 km distant at 2,591 m, while Mount St. Bride stands 3 km away at 3,312 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1969.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Mount Logan5,959 m
2Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
3Mount Lucania5,226 m
4King Peak5,173 m
5Mount Steele5,073 m
6Mount Wood4,842 m
7Mount Slaggard4,742 m
8Mount Hubbard4,557 m
9Mount Walsh4,507 m
10Mount Macaulay4,467 m

Common questions

How tall is Lychnis Mountain?
Lychnis Mountain rises to 2,574 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
Where is Lychnis Mountain?
Lychnis Mountain is in Canada, in Alberta.
Where does Lychnis Mountain rank?
It is the 710th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #5,971 worldwide.
When was Lychnis Mountain first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1969.
What is the nearest city to Lychnis Mountain?
Cochrane, Canada, about 111 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.