Misty Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Rae |
Elevation | 3,218 m (10,558 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 50°37′22″N114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W [2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 18 km (11 mi)N-S [3] |
Width | 16 km (9.9 mi)E-W [3] |
Area | 136 km2 (53 sq mi) [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 50°36′30″N114°56′31″W / 50.60833°N 114.94194°W [4] |
Parent range | High Rock Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J10 Mount Rae [4] |
The Misty Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located east of the Bighorn Highway within Kananaskis Country, Canada.
It is a sub-range of the High Rock Range in the Southern Continental Ranges. [3]
This range includes the following mountains:
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 | ||
Storm Mountain | 10,154 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002291000000000000"|291 | 955 | 50°35′13″N114°56′23″W / 50.58694°N 114.93972°W | ||
Mount Arethusa | 9,554 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002138000000000000"|138 | 453 | 50°36′27″N114°58′4″W / 50.60750°N 114.96778°W |
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