Massive Range

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Massive Range
Mount Brett.jpg
Mount Brett
Highest point
Peak Mount Brett
Elevation 2,984 m (9,790 ft)
Coordinates 51°09′42″N115°49′18″W / 51.16167°N 115.82167°W / 51.16167; -115.82167 [1]
Dimensions
Length15 km (9.3 mi)N-S [2]
Width16 km (9.9 mi)E-W [2]
Area144 km2 (56 sq mi) [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Massive Range
Location in SW Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 51°09′42″N115°49′10″W / 51.16167°N 115.81944°W / 51.16167; -115.81944 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Borders on Sawback Range

The Massive Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in the southwestern area of the Bow River valley in Banff National Park, Canada.

Contents

This range includes the following mountains and peaks: [4]

Mountain/Peakmetresfeet
Mount Brett 2,9849,790
Pilot Mountain 2,9359,629
Mount Bourgeau 2,9309,613
Massive Mountain 2,4357,889

Geology

The rock layers on the western side of the Sawback Range dip below the Bow River valley and rise again on the western side under Massive Mountain. Pilot Mountain, Mt. Brett and Mt. Bourgeau are peaks in another block of Palaeozoic rocks thrust from the west over slightly younger rocks of the Massive Range. [5]

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References

  1. "Mount Brett". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Massive Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  3. "Massive Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  4. "Massive Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. Belyea, Helen (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-25. Note: Paper states Mount "Brott" but actually refers to Mt. Brett.

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