Protection Mountain
Protection Mountain is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,743 m, the 575th highest in Canada, part of the Sawback Range.
Where it is
Protection Mountain lies in Canada, in Alberta.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Avens | 2,559 m | 4.3 km |
| Castle Mountain | 2,766 m | 6.8 km |
| Lipalian Mountain | 2,682 m | 8.5 km |
| Anthozoan Mountain | 2,695 m | 9.8 km |
| Redoubt Mountain | 2,902 m | 11 km |
| Bonnet Peak | 3,235 m | 11 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Protection Mountain.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 110 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 138 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 140 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 158 km |
| Okotoks | Canada | 30,214 | 160 km |
About this mountain
At approximately 2,743 m, Protection Mountain stands higher than Mount Avens at 2,559 m but lower than Castle Mountain at 2,766 m, located 4.3 km and 6.8 km away respectively in the Sawback Range in Alberta. The mountain has a topographic prominence of 305 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 Protection Mountain?
- Protection Mountain rises to 2,743 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Protection Mountain?
- Protection Mountain is in Canada, in Alberta.
- Where does Protection Mountain rank?
- It is the 575th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #5,191 worldwide.
- When was Protection Mountain first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in http.
- What is the nearest city to Protection Mountain?
- 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.