Canada topographic maps
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Toronto
Despite its deep ravines, Toronto is not remarkably hilly, but its elevation does increase steadily away from the lake. Elevation differences range from 76.5 metres (251 ft) above sea level at the Lake Ontario shore to 209 m (686 ft) ASL near the York University grounds in the city's north end at the…
Average elevation: 113 m
London
Canada > Ontario > London > London
London has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), though due to its downwind location relative to Lake Huron and elevation changes across the city, it is virtually on the Dfa/Dfb (hot summer) boundary favouring the former climate zone to the southwest of the confluence of the South and North Thames Rivers,…
Average elevation: 268 m
Guelph
This region of Ontario has cold winters and warm, humid summers, falling into the Köppen climate classification Dfb zone, with moderately high rainfall and snowfall. It is generally a couple of degrees cooler than lower elevation regions on the Great Lakes shorelines, especially so in winter, the exception…
Average elevation: 344 m
Banff
Canada > Alberta > Banff > Banff
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise. At 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level, Banff is the community with the second…
Average elevation: 1,615 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Burnaby
Burnaby occupies 98.60 square kilometres (38.07 sq mi) and is located at the geographic centre of the Metro Vancouver area and home to the Metro Vancouver regional government in Metrotown. Situated between the city of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam, and New Westminster on the east, Burnaby is…
Average elevation: 144 m
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area (7,340 sq mi, 18,960 km2), although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cu mi, 1,639 km3). It is the 13th largest lake in the world. When its islands are included, the lake's shoreline is 712 miles (1,146 km) long. As the last…
Average elevation: 214 m
Peterborough
Canada > Ontario > Peterborough
Peterborough's topography is largely defined by land formations created by the receding Wisconsian glaciers 10,000–15,000 years ago. The South End and Downtown portions of the City sit on what was the bottom of the glacial Lake Peterborough—part of a glacial spillway created when glacial meltwaters from…
Average elevation: 235 m
Lake Nipissing
Canada > Ontario > Nipissing District
Lake Nipissing (/ˈnɪpəsɪŋ/; French: lac Nipissing, Ojibwe: Gichi-nibiinsing-zaaga’igan) is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of 873.3 km2 (337.2 sq mi), a mean elevation of 196 m (643 ft) above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Lake…
Average elevation: 272 m
Simcoe County
The road network in Simcoe County is based on a grid pattern, with most roads running north–south or east–west. The topography of the land has permitted roads to be set in predominantly straight lines.
Average elevation: 265 m
Okanagan Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan > Kelowna
Average elevation: 1,194 m
Anahim Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District > Area J (West Chilcotin)
Average elevation: 1,101 m
Niagara River
Canada > Ontario > Niagara Region > Niagara Falls
The river, occasionally described as a strait, is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) long and includes Niagara Falls. Over the past 12,000 years, the falls have moved roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) upstream from the leading edge of the Niagara Escarpment, creating a gorge below the falls. Today, the diversion…
Average elevation: 177 m
Lake Huron
Lake Huron (/ˈhjʊərɒn, -ən/ HURE-on, -ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the 5-mile-wide (8.0 km), 20-fathom-deep (120 ft; 37 m)…
Average elevation: 230 m
University Endowment Lands
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Snowfalls are also more common than many parts of the City of Vancouver because of the area's higher altitude and the lack of an urban heat island due to less terrestrial development.
Average elevation: 58 m
Panorama Ridge
Canada > British Columbia > Squamish-Lillooet Regional District > Area D (Elaho/Garibaldi)
Average elevation: 1,786 m
Grouse Mountain
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With a maximum elevation of over 1,200 m (4,100 feet) at its peak, the mountain is the site of an alpine ski area, Grouse Mountain Resort, which overlooks Greater…
Average elevation: 968 m
Avalon Peninsula
Canada > Newfoundland and Labrador > Spaniard's Bay > Tilton
Average elevation: 157 m
Mount St. Patrick Mountains
Canada > Ontario > Renfrew County > Greater Madawaska
Average elevation: 390 m
Lac Marier
Canada > Quebec > Les Pays-d'en-Haut > Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
Average elevation: 377 m
Little Crosby Lake
Canada > Ontario > Leeds and Grenville Counties > Rideau Lakes
Average elevation: 166 m
Windfall Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Peace River Regional District > Area E (Moberly Lake/Sukunka Valley)
Average elevation: 1,655 m
Carroll Lake
Canada > Ontario > Kenora District > Unorganized Kenora District
Average elevation: 338 m
Moyie Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of East Kootenay > Area C (Moyie/Bull River) > Moyie
Average elevation: 1,185 m
Crotch Lake
Canada > Ontario > Nipissing District > Unorganized South Nipissing
Average elevation: 414 m
Bridgewater
Canada > Nova Scotia > Lunenburg County
Bridgewater spans the width of the LaHave River Valley and is dominated by hills that lead down to the river. Elevations range from 5 metres above sea level at the river, to nearly 110 m at the southwestern border. Like much of Southern Nova Scotia, the surrounding area is characterized by rolling drumlins…
Average elevation: 56 m
Dundas
Canada > Ontario > Hamilton > Dundas
Dundas /ˈdʌnˌdæs/ is a community and former town in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is nicknamed the Valley Town because of its topographical location at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment on the western edge of Lake Ontario. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely…
Average elevation: 171 m
Christina Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Kootenay Boundary > Area C (Christina Lake)
Average elevation: 588 m
Lac La Hache
Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District > Area G (Lac La Hache/108 Mile Ranch)
Average elevation: 847 m
Nose Hill Park
Names currently associated with topographical features in and near Nose Hill Park reflect the impact of the European newcomers and European trade goods on the Peigan. For example, Spy Hill, the westward extension of Nose Hill, derived its present name from the aboriginal practice of communicating with distant…
Average elevation: 1,174 m
Madawaska River
Canada > Ontario > Renfrew County > Greater Madawaska > Calabogie
Average elevation: 160 m
Cochrane
Canada > Alberta > Town of Cochrane > Cochrane
Cochrane is situated at the base of Big Hill in the Bow River Valley. It sits at an elevation of 1,186 m (3,891 ft). The town is intersected by Highway 1A and Highway 22. Cochrane has a reputation for its western culture, which can easily be felt when one wanders the streets (particularly Main Street). The…
Average elevation: 1,205 m
Kamloops
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Kamloops
Average elevation: 875 m
