Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,260 m, the 127th highest in Canada, part of the Park Ranges.
Where it is
Mount Wilson lies in Canada, in Alberta.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Erasmus | 3,265 m | 9.9 km |
| Mount Cline | 3,361 m | 11 km |
| Resolute Mountain | 3,150 m | 12 km |
| Mount Amery | 3,329 m | 12 km |
| Mount Murchison | 3,353 m | 13 km |
| Mount Sarbach | 3,155 m | 13 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Wilson.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 186 km |
| Sylvan Lake | Canada | 17,477 | 188 km |
| Red Deer | Canada | 100,844 | 207 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 207 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 217 km |
About this mountain
At 3,260 m, Mount Wilson stands slightly lower than Mount Erasmus 9.9 km away at 3,265 m, but rises above Resolute Mountain at 11.5 km distance with an elevation of 3,150 m. The summit has a topographic prominence of 880 m. Located in Alberta's Park Ranges, the first recorded ascent was in 1902.
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 Wilson?
- Mount Wilson rises to 3,260 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Wilson?
- Mount Wilson is in Canada, in Alberta.
- Where does Mount Wilson rank?
- It is the 127th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #3,059 worldwide.
- When was Mount Wilson first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1902.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Wilson?
- Cochrane, Canada, about 186 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.