Section 3.—Federal Government Surveying and Mapping* the Needs for Maps and Surveys of Canada Are Met Mainly by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
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18 PHYSIOGRAPHY AND RELATED SCIENCES 7.—Principal Heights In each Province and Territory—concluded Province and Height Elevation Province and Height Elevation ft. ft. British Columbia—concluded Yukon Territory—concluded Coast Mountains— Mount Wood 16,886 Mount Waddin^n 13,260 •Mount Vancouver 15,700< St. Elias Mountains— •Mount Hubbard 15,013« •Mount Fairweather 300 = Mount Walsh 14,780 •Mount Root— 860 •Mount Alverstone 14,500' Columbia Mountains— MoArthur Peak 14,253 Monashee Mountains— Mount Augusta 14,100 Mount Begbie 8, 956 Mount Kennedy 13,905 Storm HiU 5, 300 Mount Strickland 13,818 Selkirk Mounteins— Mount Newton 13,811 Mount Dawson 11, 023 Mount Cook 13,760 Adamant Mountain... 10, 980 Mount Craig 13,260 Grand Mountain 10, 342 Badham Mountain 12,625 Iconoclast Mountain.. 10, 646 Mount Malaspina 12,150 Mount Rogers 10, 546 Mount Seattle 10,082 Rocky Mountains— Mount Robson 12 972 Northwest Territories Mount Clemenceau 12 001 Mount Goodsir 11, 686 Arctic Islands^ Mount Bryce 11 507 Baffin- Resplendent Mountain.. 11, 240 Penny Highland (Ice Cap). 8,200-8, 500 Mount King George— 11, 226 Mount Thule 5, 800» Consolation Mountain.. 11, 200 Cockscomb Mountain 5, 300» The Helmet 11, 160 Barnes Ice Cap 3, 700» Whitehom Mountain... 11, 130 Knife Edge Mountain 2, 493 • Mount Huber 11, 051 EUesmere— Mount Freshfield 10, 946 United States Range....... ,600' Mount Mummery 10, 918 Commonwealth Mountain.. ,500» Mount Vaux 10, 891 Mount Townsend ,200' •Mount Ball 10, 865! Mount Jeffers ,500» Mount Geikie 10, 843 Mount Wood ,900' Bush Mountein 10, 770 Mount Cheops ,200' Mount Sir Alexander... 10 ,740 Devon— Churchill Peak 10, ,500 Ice Cap ,190 Mount Stephen 10 ,496 Mackenzie King— Cathedral Mountain 10 ,464 Leifingwell Crags ,600 Mount Gordon 10 ,346 Banks— The President 10 ,297 Durham Heights 1,213 Odaray Mountain 10,,17 5 Victoria— Mount Laussedat 10 035 Shaler Mountains 1,000 Mount Burgess 8; 473 Mount Bumpus ,700 Mainland— Yukon Territory Mount Sir James MacBrien.., 9,062 Franklin Mountains— St. Elias Mountains— Cap Mountain 176 Mount Logan 19,850 Mount Clark 798 •Mount St. Elias. 18,008' Pointed Mountain 610 Lucania Mountain— 17,147 Nahanni Butte _. 679 King Peak 17,130 Richardson Mountains— Mount Steele 16,644 Mount Goodenough 3,219 ' The summit of the Cypress Hills, with an elevation of 4,810 feet, is in Alberta. ' Part of the Alberta- British Columbia boundary. « Part of the British Columbia-Alaska boundary. ' Part of the Yukon- Alaska boundary. ' Approximate. Section 3.—Federal Government Surveying and Mapping* The needs for maps and surveys of Canada are met mainly by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Although not all Branches of this Department make surveys and compile maps, many of them are involved in such work either wholly or partly. They compile topographical, geological and aeromagnetic maps, aeronautical and hydro- graphic charts, as well as specialized maps showing electoral district boundaries, land use and other features. In carrying out these tasks, the Department is guided partly by long- range plans based on general national needs and partly by requests from private enterprise and other government agencies. Some types of maps and surveys are also produced by ^epared by H. G. Classen, Public Relations and Information Services, Department of Energy, Mines and ReSoUrcyTotttiwa. .