Ball Range

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Ball Range
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Highest point
Peak Mount Ball
Elevation 3,311 m (10,863 ft) [1] [2]
Listing
Coordinates 51°09′22″N116°00′22″W / 51.15611°N 116.00611°W / 51.15611; -116.00611 [3]
Dimensions
Length26 km (16 mi)W-E [4]
Width35 km (22 mi)N-S [4]
Geography
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Ball Range
Location in British Columbia
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Ball Range
Ball Range (British Columbia)
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates 51°09′N116°01′W / 51.150°N 116.017°W / 51.150; -116.017 [5]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
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The Ball Range is a mountain range on the Continental Divide between Vermilion Pass and Red Earth Pass in Kootenay National Park, Canada. [7] The range is named after John Ball, [6] a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser expedition.

It extends over 465 km2 (180 sq mi), and measures 35 km (22 mi) from North to South and 26 km (16 mi) from East to West. [4]

Peaks

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain / PeakElevationProminenceFACoordinates
mftmft
Mount Ball 3,31110,8631,1873,8941904 51°9′23″N116°0′23″W / 51.15639°N 116.00639°W / 51.15639; -116.00639
Storm Mountain 3,15810,3614081,3391889 51°12′28″N116°0′15″W / 51.20778°N 116.00417°W / 51.20778; -116.00417
Stanley Peak 3,15510,3512488141901 51°10′14″N116°3′15″W / 51.17056°N 116.05417°W / 51.17056; -116.05417
Beatrice Peak 3,12510,253742431912 51°9′46″N116°1′30″W / 51.16278°N 116.02500°W / 51.16278; -116.02500
Isabelle Peak 2,9269,6002036661913 51°7′34″N116°0′34″W / 51.12611°N 116.00944°W / 51.12611; -116.00944
Haiduk Peak 2,9209,580230750Unk 51°6′9″N115°57′4″W / 51.10250°N 115.95111°W / 51.10250; -115.95111
Scarab Peak 2,9189,573  Unk 51°5′46″N115°55′58″W / 51.09611°N 115.93278°W / 51.09611; -115.93278
The Monarch 2,8959,498  Unk 51°3′9.0″N115°50′55.7″W / 51.052500°N 115.848806°W / 51.052500; -115.848806
Mount Shanks 2,8389,311  Unk 51°0′14″N115°52′52″W / 51.00389°N 115.88111°W / 51.00389; -115.88111
Copper Mountain 2,7959,1704791,572Unk 51°12′30″N115°52′59″W / 51.20833°N 115.88306°W / 51.20833; -115.88306

References

  1. Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Ball". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 216–217. ISBN   0-921102-67-4.
  2. "Mount Ball". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  3. "Mount Ball". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ball Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  5. 1 2 "Ball Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  6. 1 2 "Ball Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  7. "Ball Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.