Maligne Range

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Maligne Range
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Maligne Range seen from the Bald Hills
Highest point
Peak Mount Kerkeslin
Elevation 2,984 m (9,790 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°38′56″N117°49′36″W / 52.64889°N 117.82665°W / 52.64889; -117.82665 [2]
Geography
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Maligne Range
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Maligne Range
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Range coordinates 52°46′59″N117°47′44″W / 52.78306°N 117.79556°W / 52.78306; -117.79556 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake [3]

The Maligne Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located directly southeast of Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park, Canada. The southern tail-end of the range finishes at Endless Chain Ridge. [4]

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Mountains

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/PeakElevationCoordinates
mft
Mount Kerkeslin 2,9849,790 52°38'55"N, 117°49'36"W
Evelyn Peak 2,8559,367 52°40'18"N, 117°45'43"W
The Watchtower 2,7919,157 52°49'22"N, 117°50'29"W
Excelsior Mountain 2,7449,003
Mount Hardisty 2,7168,911 52°42'17"N, 117°49'28"W
Centre Mountain 2,7008,900 52°49'44"N, 117°53'37"W
Mount Tekarra 2,6948,839 52°50'30"N, 117°56'22"W
Trowel Peak 2,6408,660
Curator Mountain 2,6228,602 52°46'37"N, 117°50'52"W
Amber Mountain 2,5658,415 52°49'30.360"N, 117°55'41.520"W
Antler Mountain 2,5578,389
Aberhart Mountain 2,5558,383
Sunset Peak 2,4648,084
Signal Mountain 2,3127,585 52°51'36"N, 117°58'12"W

See also

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Mount Kerkeslin is a 2,984 m (9,790 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the highest peak of the Maligne Range. It is located in the south part of the Maligne Range, east of the Icefields Parkway and is visible from the Athabasca Falls lookout. Mount Kerkeslin is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maligne Mountain</span> Mountain in Alberta, Canada

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evelyn Peak</span> Mountain peak in Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada

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References

  1. "Topographic map of Mount Kerkeslin". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. "Mount Kerkeslin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. 1 2 "Maligne Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. "Endless Chain Ridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.