Queen Elizabeth Ranges

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Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Canada Boat House am Maligne Lake, Jasper NP, Alberta, CA.jpg
Seen from Maligne Lake
Highest point
PeakMount Unwin
Elevation 3,268 m (10,722 ft) [1]
Coordinates 52°36′39″N117°31′42″W / 52.61083°N 117.52833°W / 52.61083; -117.52833 (Mount Unwin) [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Range coordinates 52°45′N117°37′W / 52.750°N 117.617°W / 52.750; -117.617 (Queen Elizabeth Ranges) [3]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS   83C12 Athabasca Falls [3]

The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake. The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II as Canada's sovereign. [4]

These ranges include the following mountains and peaks: [4]

Mountain/PeakElevationCoordinates
mft
Mount Unwin 3,26810,722 52°36'39"N, 117°31'42"W
Mount Charlton 3,21710,554 52°36'41"N, 117°30'40"W
Mount Mary Vaux 3,20110,502
Maligne Mountain 3,20010,500 52°39'6"N, 117°23'59"W
Coronet Mountain 3,15210,341
Llysfran Peak 3,14110,305
Mount Moffat 3,09010,140
Samson Peak 3,08110,108 52°40'49"N, 117°30'38"W
Mount Paul 2,8059,203 52°36'55"N, 117°25'40"W
Leah Peak 2,8019,190 52°42'44"N, 117°33'14"W
Opal Peak 2,8009,200 52°45'10"N, 117°35'40"W
Mount Julian 2,7609,060 52°34'20"N, 117°26'30"W
Helmet Mountain 2,6128,570
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

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References

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  2. "Mount Unwin". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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  4. 1 2 "Queen Elizabeth Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-11-26.