President Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | The President |
Elevation | 3,138 m (10,295 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°30′02″N116°33′42″W / 51.50056°N 116.56167°W [2] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 120 km2 (46 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Protected area | Yoho National Park |
Range coordinates | 51°30′N116°33′W / 51.500°N 116.550°W [3] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N7 Golden [3] |
The President Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in the northwestern section of Yoho National Park. The range is named for the highest peak in the range, The President.
This range includes the following mountains:
Name | Elevation | Prominence | FA | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | |||
The President | 10,295 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002658000000000000"|658 | 2,159 | 1901 | 51°30′3″N116°33′43″W / 51.50083°N 116.56194°W | ||
The Vice President | 10,095 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002157000000000000"|157 | 515 | 1901 | 51°30′2″N116°33′0″W / 51.50056°N 116.55000°W | ||
Mount Carnarvon | 9,993 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002406000000000000"|406 | 1,332 | 1904 | 51°28′13″N116°35′20″W / 51.47028°N 116.58889°W | ||
Michael Peak | 8,862 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001450000000000000"|45 | 148 | 1900 | 51°28′58″N116°30′47″W / 51.48278°N 116.51306°W | ||
Mount Field | 8,671 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002182000000000000"|182 | 597 | 1887 | 51°25′50″N116°27′50″W / 51.43056°N 116.46389°W | ||
Mount Burgess | 8,527 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002418000000000000"|418 | 1,371 | 1892 | 51°25′12″N116°30′19″W / 51.42000°N 116.50528°W | ||
Emerald Peak | 8,419 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002166000000000000"|166 | 545 | 51°27′35″N116°34′13″W / 51.45972°N 116.57028°W |
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