Mount Balfour
Mount Balfour is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,284 m, the 112th highest in Canada, part of the Waputik Range.
Where it is
Mount Balfour lies in Canada, in Alberta.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trolltinder Mountain | 2,912 m | 2.2 km |
| Lilliput Mountain | 2,925 m | 3.6 km |
| Mount Olive | 3,126 m | 5.9 km |
| Pulpit Peak | 2,720 m | 6.6 km |
| Mount Daly | 3,148 m | 6.9 km |
| Crowfoot Mountain | 3,055 m | 7.6 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Balfour.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 145 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 171 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 175 km |
| Sylvan Lake | Canada | 17,477 | 183 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 193 km |
About this mountain
At 3,284 m, Mount Balfour stands in the Waputik Range in Alberta. Its topographic prominence of 934 m measures its height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The nearest peaks lie 2.2 km away at Trolltinder Mountain (2,912 m) and 3.6 km away at Lilliput Mountain (2,925 m). The first recorded ascent was in 1899.
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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 Balfour?
- Mount Balfour rises to 3,284 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Balfour?
- Mount Balfour is in Canada, in Alberta.
- Where does Mount Balfour rank?
- It is the 112th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #2,978 worldwide.
- When was Mount Balfour first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1899.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Balfour?
- Cochrane, Canada, about 145 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.