Miette Range | |
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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 [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 53°08′N117°51′W / 53.133°N 117.850°W [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/peak | Elevation | Location | |
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metres | feet | ||
Utopia Mountain | 2,602 | 8,537 | 53°05′46″N117°46′01″W / 53.09603°N 117.76683°W |
Mount O'Hagan | 2,445 | 8,022 | 53°06′46″N117°48′41″W / 53.11278°N 117.81146°W |
Capitol Mountain | 2,438 | 7,999 | 53°07′54″N117°51′45″W / 53.13171°N 117.86249°W |
Roche Miette | 2,316 | 7,598 | 53°09′46″N117°55′08″W / 53.16273°N 117.91901°W |
Syncline Ridge | 1,905 | 6,250 | 53°09′40″N117°56′10″W / 53.16098°N 117.93609°W |
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