Mount Avens
Mount Avens is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,559 m, the 719th highest we list in Canada, part of the Sawback Range.
Where it is
Mount Avens lies in Canada, in Alberta.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Protection Mountain | 2,743 m | 4.3 km |
| Anthozoan Mountain | 2,695 m | 6.0 km |
| Lipalian Mountain | 2,682 m | 7.2 km |
| Tilted Mountain | 2,591 m | 7.4 km |
| Lychnis Mountain | 2,574 m | 7.5 km |
| Redoubt Mountain | 2,902 m | 8.0 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Avens.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 110 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 137 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 140 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 158 km |
| Okotoks | Canada | 30,214 | 161 km |
About this mountain
Ranked #6,033 by elevation among 14,616 peaks in this dataset, Mount Avens stands 2,559 m in the Sawback Range in Alberta, Canada. Its topographic prominence is 259 m, with the nearest higher ground 2 km away. Protection Mountain, 4.3 km distant, reaches 2,743 m.
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
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Logan | 5,959 m |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias | 5,489 m |
| 3 | Mount Lucania | 5,226 m |
| 4 | King Peak | 5,173 m |
| 5 | Mount Steele | 5,073 m |
| 6 | Mount Wood | 4,842 m |
| 7 | Mount Slaggard | 4,742 m |
| 8 | Mount Hubbard | 4,557 m |
| 9 | Mount Walsh | 4,507 m |
| 10 | Mount Macaulay | 4,467 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Avens?
- Mount Avens rises to 2,559 m (8,396 ft). Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Mount Avens?
- Mount Avens is in Canada, in Alberta.
- Where does Mount Avens rank?
- It is the 719th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #6,033 worldwide.
- When was Mount Avens first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in http.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Avens?
- Cochrane, Canada, about 110 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.