Clark Range (Rocky Mountains)

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Clark Range
Mount Blakiston.jpg
Mount Anderson in southwest Alberta
Highest point
PeakLong Knife Peak
Elevation 2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Coordinates 48°59′50″N114°12′28″W / 48.99722°N 114.20778°W / 48.99722; -114.20778 [1]
Geography
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Clark Range
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Clark Range
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
Provinces
  • British Columbia
  • Alberta
State Montana
Range coordinates 49°10′59″N114°23′03″W / 49.18306°N 114.38417°W / 49.18306; -114.38417 [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/Peakmetresfeet
Long Knife Peak 2,9829,784
Mount Blakiston 2,9329,619
Anderson Peak 2,6988,852
Kenow Mountain 2,6978,850
Mount Alderson 2,6928,831
Mount Haig 2,6108,563
Miskwasini Peak 2,5948,510
Scarpe Mountain 2,5918,501
Langemarck Mountain 2,5758,450
Commerce Peak 2,5548,381
Tombstone Mountain 2,5148,250
Mount Matkin 2,4187,933
Packhorse Peak 2,4117,910
Mount Richards 2,3777,799
Font Mountain 2,3537,720

References

  1. ↑ "Long Knife Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Clark Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Clark Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.


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