Nikanassin Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Blackface Mountain |
Elevation | 2,867 m (9,406 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°53′58″N117°24′36″W / 52.89944°N 117.41000°W [2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 80 km (50 mi)W-E [3] |
Width | 66 km (41 mi)N-S [3] |
Area | 2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi) [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 53°04′N117°34′W / 53.067°N 117.567°W [4] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83F4 Miette [4] |
The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. Nikanassin means "first range" in Cree.
The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi), [3] with a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from north-west to south-east, and a width of 66 kilometres (41 mi). Its highest point is Blackface Mountain, with a height of 2,867 metres (9,406 ft). [1]
Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar. [5]
The range gives the name to the Nikanassin Formation, a stratigraphical unit of late Jurassic age that has its stratotype in this region.
Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | Location | |
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Blackface Mountain | 2,867 | 9,406 | 52°53′58″N117°24′36″W / 52.89944°N 117.41000°W |
Climax Mountain | 2,823 | 9,262 | 52°54′17″N117°25′16″W / 52.90466°N 117.42110°W [6] |
Deception Mountain | 2,819 | 9,249 | 52°52′09″N117°23′51″W / 52.86923°N 117.39758°W [7] |
Mount Lindsay | 2,743 | 8,999 | 52°51′36″N117°22′26″W / 52.85996°N 117.37381°W [8] |
Mount Bryant | 2,621 | 8,599 | 53°01′00″N117°34′41″W / 53.01664°N 117.57800°W [9] |
Overturn Mountain | 2,560 | 8,400 | 53°03′15″N117°42′11″W / 53.0541667°N 117.7030556°W [10] |
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