Mount Verendrye
Mount Verendrye is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,459 m, the 789th highest we list in Canada.
Where it is
Mount Verendrye lies in Canada, in British Columbia.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Shanks | 2,503 m | 13 km |
| Haiduk Peak | 2,920 m | 14 km |
| Isabelle Peak | 2,938 m | 15 km |
| Isabelle Peak | 2,457 m | 16 km |
| The Monarch | 2,895 m | 16 km |
| Mount Norman | 1,999 m | 18 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Verendrye.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 114 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 139 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 146 km |
| Okotoks | Canada | 30,214 | 150 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 158 km |
About this mountain
Roughly 114 km from Cochrane, British Columbia, this peak stands at approximately 2,459 m. It ranks #789 among Canadian peaks in the dataset and has a topographic prominence of 527 m. The first recorded ascent occurred in 1922. Mount Shanks lies 12.8 km away at 2,503 m; Haiduk Peak and Isabelle Peak stand 14.1 km and 14.5 km distant at 2,920 m and 2,938 m respectively.
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 Verendrye?
- Mount Verendrye rises to 2,459 m (8,068 ft). Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Mount Verendrye?
- Mount Verendrye is in Canada, in British Columbia.
- Where does Mount Verendrye rank?
- It is the 789th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #6,601 worldwide.
- When was Mount Verendrye first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1922.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Verendrye?
- Cochrane, Canada, about 114 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.