Travel Goals

Go High!

Visiting the highest places in Canada.

Here’s a list of the highest points in each of Canada’s 10 provinces, along with the best highway viewing points:

  • Ontario – Ishpatina Ridge (692 m / 2,270 ft) – Best view from Highway 11/17 near Moosonee.
  • Quebec – Mont d’Iberville (1,652 m / 5,420 ft) – No highway viewing point; accessible only by hiking or flying.
  • British Columbia – Mount Fairweather (4,663 m / 15,300 ft) – Best view from the Alaska Highway (Hwy 97) near the BC-Alaska border.
  • Alberta – Mount Columbia (3,747 m / 12,303 ft) – Best view from the Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93) near Lake Louise.
  • Saskatchewan – Cypress Hills (1,496 m / 4,913 ft) – Best view from Highway 37 near the SK-MB border.
  • Manitoba – Baldy Mountain (807 m / 2,648 ft) – Best view from Highway 6 near Falcon Lake.
  • Nova Scotia – Cape Split (283 m / 928 ft) – No highway viewing point; accessible only by hiking or a scenic drive on Route 3.
  • New Brunswick – Mount Carleton (820 m / 2,690 ft) – Best view from the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1) near Doaktahrow.
  • Prince Edward Island – PEI High Point (142 m / 466 ft) – No highway viewing point; accessible only by hiking or a scenic drive on Route 243.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador – Mount Caubvick (823 m / 2,700 ft) – Best view from the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1) near Springdale.

Please note that some of these points may require a short hike or detour to reach, but they offer spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.

Niagara Falls

One of the most commercialized falls, many hotels and attractions. This image is take from the Canadian Side.
Great deals can be found in winter when this was taken. Many attractions such as Maids of the Mist don’t operate this time of year.

Iguacu Falls (Iguassu)(Iguazu)

This is a huge collection of falls, stretching for miles. One of the most spectacular in the world. This picture is from the Argentine side. Pay a little more and stay in the park on the Brazilian side. You can walk to the falls in the morning, before the park opens, and have the falls completely to yourself. It is amazing experience!  The boat trip into the falls is on the Argentine side.