Solitude Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Stephenson |
Elevation | 2,037 m (6,683 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 855 m (2,805 ft) [1] [2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 55°24′53″N122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W [3] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 766 km2 (296 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Parent range | Hart Ranges |
Solitude Range is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Solitude Range generally lie between the Murray Range and Mountain Creek to the west, Le Moray Creek to the east, the Pine River to the north and Mount Merrick to the south. [4]
Several mountains in the range are named after local area Canadian soldiers killed in action during World War II.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Coordinates | Elevation (m/ft) | Prom. (m/ft) | Isolation | Nearest Higher Neighbor | ||
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1 | Mount Stephenson | 55°24′53″N122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W | 6,683 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002855000000000000"|855 | 2,805 | 22.0 km S | Grant Peak | ||
2 | Howling Wolves Peak | 55°19′49″N 122°7′48″W | 6,542 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002557000000000000"|557 | 1,827 | 14.2 km WNW | Mount Stephenson | ||
3 | Mount Gilliland | 55°21′20″N122°11′55″W / 55.35556°N 122.19861°W | 6,360 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002516000000000000"|516 | 1,693 | 5.2 km ESE | Howling Wolves Peak | ||
4 | Watson Peak | 55°13′41″N122°5′22″W / 55.22806°N 122.08944°W | 6,309 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002611000000000000"|611 | 2,005 | 8.5 km W | Unnamed Peak | ||
5 | Goodrich Peak | 55°20′53″N 122°4′52″W | 6,194 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002233000000000000"|233 | 764 | 3.7 km WSW | Howling Wolves Peak | ||
6 | Brazion Peak | 55°19′33″N 122°9′41″W | 5,948 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002264000000000000"|264 | 866 | 1.4 ENE | Howling Wolves Peak | ||
7 | Mount Merrick | 55°10′58″N121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W | 5,738 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002294000000000000"|294 | 965 | 9.4 km W | Mount Jilg | ||
8 | Mount Le Moray | 55°27′8″N 122°28′39″W | 5,669 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002348000000000000"|348 | 1,142 | 12.0 km ESE | Unnamed Peak | ||
9 | Pyramis Peak | 55°30′60″N 122°26′28″W | 5,653 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002216000000000000"|216 | 709 | 7.5 km SSW | Mount Le Moray | ||
10 | Solitude Mountain | 55°29′22″N 122°36′24″W | 5,164 style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002564000000000000"|564 | 1,850 | 5.9 km SSW | Unnamed Peak |
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