Cloister Mountains

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Cloister Mountains
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Cloister Mountains
Highest point
Peak Mount Stewart
Elevation 3,312 m (10,866 ft) [1]
Listing Mountain ranges of Canada
Coordinates 52°13′09″N116°56′40″W / 52.21917°N 116.94444°W / 52.21917; -116.94444 [2]
Dimensions
Length24 km (15 mi)N-S [3]
Width27 km (17 mi)E-W [3]
Area349 km2 (135 sq mi) [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 52°13′01″N116°49′32″W / 52.21694°N 116.82556°W / 52.21694; -116.82556 [4]
Parent range Canadian Rockies

Cloister Mountains is a mountain range in Alberta, Canada. [4]

Cloister Mountains were so named on account of the shape of their outline. [5]

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References

  1. "Mount Stewart". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. "Mount Stewart, Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cloister Mountainse". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. 1 2 "Cloister Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 35.