Fiddle Range

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Fiddle Range
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Fiddle Range seen from Roche à Perdrix summit
Highest point
Peak Fiddle Peak
Elevation 2,243 m (7,359 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°10′46″N117°44′42″W / 53.17944°N 117.74500°W / 53.17944; -117.74500 [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Fiddle Range
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 53°11′57″N117°46′48″W / 53.19917°N 117.78000°W / 53.19917; -117.78000 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83F4 Miette [3]

The Fiddle Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located south of Highway 16 on the east border of Jasper National Park, Canada. [3]

The range was so named on account of noises produced by blowing wind. [4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

NameElevation (m/ft)
Fiddle Peak 2,2437,359
Roche à Perdrix 2,1357,005

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References

  1. "Fiddle Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. "Fiddle Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fiddle Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 51.