Rainbow Range (Rocky Mountains)

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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 / 53.11056; -119.15639 (Mount Robson) [3]
Dimensions
Area497 km2 (192 sq mi) [4]
Geography
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Rainbow Range
Location in Alberta
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Rainbow Range
Location in British Columbia
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Rainbow Range
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces
Range coordinates 53°03′N119°03′W / 53.050°N 119.050°W / 53.050; -119.050 (Rainbow Range) [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.

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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).

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Left to Right: Whitehorn Mountain, Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson, Resplendent Mountain

Mountains and peaks

NameElevation Prominence FA Easiest routeCoordinates
mftmft
Mount Robson 3,95412,9722,8299,2811913South face (UIAA IV) 53°6'38"N, 119°9'24"W
Resplendent Mountain 3,42511,2374831,5851911North face (UIAA II) 53°5'15"N, 119°5'53"W
The Helmet 3,42011,2201284201928  53°6'54"N, 119°8'30"W
Lynx Mountain 3,19210,4724251,3941913  53°7'35"N, 119°2'53"W
Tatei Ridge 2,9119,55180260 Tatei is the Stoney Indian word for "wind" 53°9'39"N, 119°4'46"W
Mount Waffl 2,8909,480163535  
Mount Kain 2,8809,4502397841934Basic rock climb 53°3'8"N, 119°2'25"W
Titkana Peak 2,8049,1993971,3021908  53°9'18"N, 119°3'54"W
Rearguard Mountain 2,7449,0034541,4901913Glacier travel, scramble 53°8'38"N, 119°7'35"W
Razor Peak 2,6678,7506562,152  
Extinguisher Tower 2,3937,85148157   53°7'10"N, 119°5'44"W
Campion Mountain 2,1377,01175246  

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References

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  2. "Mount Robson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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  4. "Rainbow Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  5. 1 2 "Rainbow Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2012-05-19.