Tornado Mountain
Tornado Mountain is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,099 m, the 230th highest in Canada, part of the High Rock Range.
Where it is
Tornado Mountain lies in Canada, in Alberta.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gould Dome | 2,485 m | 5.7 km |
| Beehive Mountain | 2,895 m | 11 km |
| Mount Lyall | 2,951 m | 14 km |
| Mount Gass | 2,865 m | 18 km |
| Isola Peak | 2,260 m | 22 km |
| Allison Peak | 2,646 m | 24 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Tornado Mountain.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | Canada | 20,047 | 96 km |
| Okotoks | Canada | 30,214 | 97 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 127 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 133 km |
| Lethbridge | Canada | 103,197 | 135 km |
About this mountain
With a topographic prominence of 950 m, Tornado Mountain stands as a substantial peak in the High Rock Range of Alberta. At 3,099 m elevation, it ranks #230 among the 1,389 peaks listed for Canada. The nearest higher summit, Mount Lyall, lies 13.5 km away at 2,951 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1915.
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 Tornado Mountain?
- Tornado Mountain rises to 3,099 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Tornado Mountain?
- Tornado Mountain is in Canada, in Alberta.
- Where does Tornado Mountain rank?
- It is the 230th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #3,651 worldwide.
- When was Tornado Mountain first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1915.
- What is the nearest city to Tornado Mountain?
- Cranbrook, Canada, about 96 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.