High Rock Range

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High Rock Range
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Mount Rae from the north, Sept. 2006
Highest point
Peak Mount Rae
Elevation 3,218 m (10,558 ft)
Coordinates 50°37′22″N114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W / 50.62278; -114.97472 [1]
Dimensions
Length117 km (73 mi)N-S [2]
Width37 km (23 mi)E-W [2]
Area2,172 km2 (839 sq mi) [2]
Geography
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High Rock Range
Location in Alberta
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High Rock Range
Location in British Columbia
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High Rock Range
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates 50°08′56″N114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W / 50.14889; -114.70583 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J2 Fording River [3]

The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the Continental Divide, north of the Crowsnest Pass and south of the Highwood Pass. [4] It lies partly within Kananaskis Country.

The Misty Range and the Greenhills Range are subdivisions of the High Rock.

The High Rock Range covers a surface area of 2,172 km2 (838 mi2), has a length of 117 km (73 mi) (from north to south) and a width of 37 km (23 mi). [2]

List of mountains

NameElevation Prominence Coordinates
mftmft
Mount Rae 3,21810,5581,3304,360 50°37′22″N114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W / 50.62278; -114.97472
Mist Mountain 3,14010,3004871,598 50°33′15″N114°54′36″W / 50.55417°N 114.91000°W / 50.55417; -114.91000
Tornado Mountain 3,09010,1409503,120 49°58′1″N114°39′16″W / 49.96694°N 114.65444°W / 49.96694; -114.65444
Courcelette Peak 3,0449,9877752,543 50°17′27″N114°48′21″W / 50.29083°N 114.80583°W / 50.29083; -114.80583
Mount Lyall 2,9509,6805291,736 50°5′23″N114°42′17″W / 50.08972°N 114.70472°W / 50.08972; -114.70472
Beehive Mountain 2,8959,498245804 50°3′54″N114°39′47″W / 50.06500°N 114.66306°W / 50.06500; -114.66306
Mount Armstrong 2,8239,262250820 50°21′1″N114°45′59″W / 50.35028°N 114.76639°W / 50.35028; -114.76639
Crowsnest Mountain 2,7859,1379253,035 49°42′13″N114°34′26″W / 49.70361°N 114.57389°W / 49.70361; -114.57389
Mount Muir 2,7589,0495181,699 50°23′28″N114°49′35″W / 50.39111°N 114.82639°W / 50.39111; -114.82639
Mount Strachan 2,6828,799272892 50°22′57″N114°49′3″W / 50.38250°N 114.81750°W / 50.38250; -114.81750
Allison Peak 2,6468,6815411,775 49°44′36″N114°38′47″W / 49.74333°N 114.64639°W / 49.74333; -114.64639
Mount Tecumseh 2,5478,3565181,699 49°39′55″N114°38′46″W / 49.66528°N 114.64611°W / 49.66528; -114.64611

See also

References

  1. "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "High Rock Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  3. 1 2 "High Rock Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. "High Rock Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2006-09-20.