Miette Range

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Miette Range
Utopia Mountain from Sulphur Skyline.jpg
Utopia Mountain from the Sulphur Skyline
Highest point
Peak Utopia Mountain
Elevation 2,602 m (8,537 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°05′50″N117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°W / 53.09722; -117.76889 [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Miette Range
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 53°08′N117°51′W / 53.133°N 117.850°W / 53.133; -117.850 [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83F4 Miette [3]

The Miette Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located south of Highway 16 near the east border of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/peakElevationLocation
metresfeet
Utopia Mountain 2,6028,537 53°05′46″N117°46′01″W / 53.09603°N 117.76683°W / 53.09603; -117.76683
Mount O'Hagan 2,4458,022 53°06′46″N117°48′41″W / 53.11278°N 117.81146°W / 53.11278; -117.81146
Capitol Mountain 2,4387,999 53°07′54″N117°51′45″W / 53.13171°N 117.86249°W / 53.13171; -117.86249
Roche Miette 2,3167,598 53°09′46″N117°55′08″W / 53.16273°N 117.91901°W / 53.16273; -117.91901
Syncline Ridge 1,9056,250 53°09′40″N117°56′10″W / 53.16098°N 117.93609°W / 53.16098; -117.93609

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References

  1. "Topographic map of Utopia Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. "Utopia Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. 1 2 "Miette Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-10.