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Mountain · Canada · Selkirk Mountains

Mount Sir Sandford

Elevation
3,519 m
#2,338
in the world
#38
in Canada
2,707 m
prominence

Mount Sir Sandford is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,519 m, the 38th highest in Canada, part of the Selkirk Mountains.

Elevation
3,519 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,707 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#2,338
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Sir Sandford

Mount Sir Sandford lies in Canada, in British Columbia.

Key facts

Elevation
3,519 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,707 m
Type
Mountain
Region
British Columbia
Coordinates
51.657, -117.867
First ascent
1912

How it ranks

Among peaks in Canada
#38of 1,389
LargestSmallest
In the Selkirk Mountains
#1of 23
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,338of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Adamant Mountain3,237 m8.9 km
Ygdrasil Mountain2,800 m9.1 km
Austerity Mountain2,820 m9.2 km
Sentinel Peak2,513 m10 km
Mount Onderdonk1,976 m22 km
Sophist Mountain2,823 m29 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Sir Sandford.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Salmon ArmCanada19,432145 km
VernonCanada40,116183 km
KamloopsCanada104,460204 km
Lake CountryCanada15,817213 km
KelownaCanada144,576228 km

About this mountain

At 3,519 m, this peak ranks #2,338 by elevation among the peaks in this dataset and #38 within Canada. Mount Sir Sandford stands in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia with a topographic prominence of 2,707 m, the height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Adamant Mountain rises 3,237 m 8.9 km away; Ygdrasil Mountain and Austerity Mountain lie 9.1 km and 9.2 km distant at 2,800 m and 2,820 m respectively. The first recorded ascent was in 1912.

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 Mount Sir Sandford?
Mount Sir Sandford rises to 3,519 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Sir Sandford?
Mount Sir Sandford is in Canada, in British Columbia.
Where does Mount Sir Sandford rank?
It is the 38th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #2,338 worldwide.
When was Mount Sir Sandford first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1912.
What is the nearest city to Mount Sir Sandford?
Salmon Arm, 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.