Misty Range

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Misty Range
Arethusa-Storm-Mist-Highwood-aerial-redux2.JPG
Misty Range with Mist Mountain and Mount Arethusa
Highest point
PeakMount Rae
Elevation 3,218 m (10,558 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°37′22″N114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W / 50.62278; -114.97472 (Mount Rae) [2]
Dimensions
Length18 km (11 mi)N-S [3]
Width16 km (9.9 mi)E-W [3]
Area136 km2 (53 sq mi) [3]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 50°36′30″N114°56′31″W / 50.60833°N 114.94194°W / 50.60833; -114.94194 (Misty Range) [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.

Contents

It is a sub-range of the High Rock Range in the Southern Continental Ranges. [3]

List of Mountains

This range includes the following mountains:

NameElevation Prominence Coordinates
mftmft
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 / 50.62278; -114.97472
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 / 50.55417; -114.91000
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 / 50.58694; -114.93972
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 / 50.60750; -114.96778
Map this section's coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

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References

  1. "Mount Rae". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  2. "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Misty Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
  4. 1 2 "Misty Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-07-09.