Colin Range

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Colin Range
On the road from Maligne Lake - panoramio.jpg
Colin Range seen from the Maligne Lake road
Highest point
Peak Sirdar Mountain
Elevation 2,804 m (9,199 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°55′36″N117°48′42″W / 52.92667°N 117.81167°W / 52.92667; -117.81167 [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Colin Range
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 52°58′N117°57′W / 52.967°N 117.950°W / 52.967; -117.950 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake [3]

The Colin Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located directly northeast of the Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park, Canada.

Contents

List of Mountains

This range includes the following mountains:

NameElevation Prominence Coordinates
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Sirdar Mountain 2,8049,1991,2744,180 52°55′36″N117°48′42″W / 52.92667°N 117.81167°W / 52.92667; -117.81167
Mount Colin 2,6878,8163071,007 53°0′6″N117°59′17″W / 53.00167°N 117.98806°W / 53.00167; -117.98806
Mount Dromore 2,6608,7303601,180 52°56′18″N117°52′53″W / 52.93833°N 117.88139°W / 52.93833; -117.88139
Grisette Mountain 2,6208,600240790 52°56′44″N117°55′48″W / 52.94556°N 117.93000°W / 52.94556; -117.93000
Colin Ridge [4] 2,5638,409  
Hawk Mountain 2,5538,3763431,125 53°0′52″N118°1′5″W / 53.01444°N 118.01806°W / 53.01444; -118.01806
Roche Bonhomme 2,4958,186160520 52°56′41″N117°56′36″W / 52.94472°N 117.94333°W / 52.94472; -117.94333
Morro Peak 1,6765,499109358 53°2′0″N118°4′4″W / 53.03333°N 118.06778°W / 53.03333; -118.06778

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References

  1. "Sirdar Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. "Sirdar Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. 1 2 "Colin Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. "Colin Ridge". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-22.