Rainbow Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Robson |
Elevation | 3,954 m (12,972 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,829 m (9,281 ft) [2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 53°06′38″N119°09′23″W / 53.11056°N 119.15639°W [3] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | British Columbia and Alberta |
Range coordinates | 53°03′N119°03′W / 53.050°N 119.050°W [5] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83D15 Lucerne [5] |
The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivisions of the Northern Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Its highest summit, and the highest in the Canadian Rockies, is Mount Robson 3,954 m (12,972 ft), followed by nearby Resplendent Mountain 3,425 m (11,237 ft).
Name | Elevation | Prominence | FA | Easiest route | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | ||||
Mount Robson | 12,972 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7003282900000000000"|2,829 | 9,281 | 1913 | South face (UIAA IV) | 53°6'38"N, 119°9'23"W | ||
Resplendent Mountain | 11,237 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002483000000000000"|483 | 1,585 | 1911 | North face (UIAA II) | 53°5'15"N, 119°5'53"W | ||
The Helmet | 11,220 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002128000000000000"|128 | 420 | 1928 | 53°6'54"N, 119°8'30"W | |||
Lynx Mountain | 10,472 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002425000000000000"|425 | 1,394 | 1913 | 53°7'35"N, 119°2'53"W | |||
Tatei Ridge | 9,551 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001800000000000000"|80 | 260 | Tatei is the Stoney Indian word for "wind" | 53°9'39"N, 119°4'46"W | |||
Mount Waffl | 9,480 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002163000000000000"|163 | 535 | |||||
Mount Kain | 9,450 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002239000000000000"|239 | 784 | 1934 | Basic rock climb | 53°3'8"N, 119°2'25"W | ||
Titkana Peak | 9,199 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002397000000000000"|397 | 1,302 | 1908 | 53°9'18"N, 119°3'54"W | |||
Rearguard Mountain | 9,003 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002454000000000000"|454 | 1,490 | 1913 | Glacier travel, scramble | 53°8'38"N, 119°7'35"W | ||
Razor Peak | 8,750 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002656000000000000"|656 | 2,152 | |||||
Extinguisher Tower | 7,851 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001480000000000000"|48 | 157 | 53°7'10"N, 119°5'44"W | ||||
Campion Mountain | 7,011 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001750000000000000"|75 | 246 |
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