High Rock Range | |
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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 [1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 117 km (73 mi)N-S [2] |
Width | 37 km (23 mi)E-W [2] |
Area | 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi) [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Range coordinates | 50°08′56″N114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W [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.
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]
Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | ||
Mount Rae | 10,558 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7003133000000000000"|1,330 | 4,360 | 50°37′22″N114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W | ||
Mist Mountain | 10,300 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002487000000000000"|487 | 1,598 | 50°33′15″N114°54′36″W / 50.55417°N 114.91000°W | ||
Tornado Mountain | 10,167 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002959000000000000"|959 | 3,146 | 49°58′1″N114°39′16″W / 49.96694°N 114.65444°W | ||
Courcelette Peak | 9,987 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002775000000000000"|775 | 2,543 | 50°17′27″N114°48′21″W / 50.29083°N 114.80583°W | ||
Mount Lyall | 9,680 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002529000000000000"|529 | 1,736 | 50°5′23″N114°42′17″W / 50.08972°N 114.70472°W | ||
Beehive Mountain | 9,498 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002245000000000000"|245 | 804 | 50°3′54″N114°39′47″W / 50.06500°N 114.66306°W | ||
Mount Armstrong | 9,262 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002250000000000000"|250 | 820 | 50°21′1″N114°45′59″W / 50.35028°N 114.76639°W | ||
Crowsnest Mountain | 9,137 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002925000000000000"|925 | 3,035 | 49°42′13″N114°34′26″W / 49.70361°N 114.57389°W | ||
Mount Muir | 9,049 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002518000000000000"|518 | 1,699 | 50°23′28″N114°49′35″W / 50.39111°N 114.82639°W | ||
Mount Strachan | 8,799 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002272000000000000"|272 | 892 | 50°22′57″N114°49′3″W / 50.38250°N 114.81750°W | ||
Allison Peak | 8,681 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002541000000000000"|541 | 1,775 | 49°44′36″N114°38′47″W / 49.74333°N 114.64639°W | ||
Mount Tecumseh | 8,356 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002518000000000000"|518 | 1,699 | 49°39′55″N114°38′46″W / 49.66528°N 114.64611°W |
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