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Clark Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Long Knife Peak |
Elevation | 2,982 m (9,783 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°59′50″N114°12′28″W / 48.99722°N 114.20778°W [1] |
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State | Montana |
Range coordinates | 49°10′59″N114°23′03″W / 49.18306°N 114.38417°W [2] |
Parent range | Border Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82G1 Sage Creek [2] |
The Clark Range (formerly Clarke Range) is a mountain range that forms part of the Continental Divide and also the boundary between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. A small portion of the range extends into the far northwestern section of Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. [3] It is the easternmost of the Border Ranges subdivision of the Canadian Rockies. The range is named for Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [2]
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
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Long Knife Peak | 2,982 | 9,784 |
Mount Blakiston | 2,932 | 9,619 |
Anderson Peak | 2,698 | 8,852 |
Kenow Mountain | 2,697 | 8,850 |
Mount Alderson | 2,692 | 8,831 |
Mount Haig | 2,610 | 8,563 |
Miskwasini Peak | 2,594 | 8,510 |
Scarpe Mountain | 2,591 | 8,501 |
Langemarck Mountain | 2,575 | 8,450 |
Commerce Peak | 2,554 | 8,381 |
Tombstone Mountain | 2,514 | 8,250 |
Mount Matkin | 2,418 | 7,933 |
Packhorse Peak | 2,411 | 7,910 |
Mount Richards | 2,377 | 7,799 |
Font Mountain | 2,353 | 7,720 |
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