Solitude Range

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Solitude Range
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Solitude Range
General Extent of the Solitude Range
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 / 55.41472; -122.29861 [3]
Dimensions
Area766 km2 (296 sq mi)
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Parent range Misinchinka Ranges

Solitude Range is a subdivision range of the Misinchinka Ranges 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.

Prominent Peaks

Official Mountains of the Solitude Range [5]
Rank Mountain Peak Coordinates Elevation (m/ft) Prom. (m/ft) Isolation Nearest Higher Neighbor
1 Mount Stephenson 55°24′53″N122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861 2,0376,6838552,80522.0 km S Grant Peak
2 Howling Wolves Peak 55°19′49″N 122°7′48″W1,9946,5425571,82714.2 km WNW Mount Stephenson
3 Mount Gilliland 55°21′20″N122°11′55″W / 55.35556°N 122.19861°W / 55.35556; -122.19861 1,9406,3605161,6935.2 km ESEHowling Wolves Peak
4 Watson Peak 55°13′41″N122°5′22″W / 55.22806°N 122.08944°W / 55.22806; -122.08944 1,9236,3096112,0058.5 km WUnnamed Peak
5 Goodrich Peak 55°20′53″N 122°4′52″W1,8886,1942337643.7 km WSWHowling Wolves Peak
6 Brazion Peak 55°19′33″N 122°9′41″W1,8135,9482648661.4 ENEHowling Wolves Peak
7 Mount Merrick 55°10′58″N121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W / 55.18278; -121.92722 1,7495,7382949659.4 km WMount Jilg
8 Mount Le Moray 55°27′8″N 122°28′39″W1,7285,6693481,14212.0 km ESEUnnamed Peak
9 Pyramis Peak 55°30′60″N 122°26′28″W1,7235,6532167097.5 km SSWMount Le Moray
10 Solitude Mountain 55°29′22″N 122°36′24″W1,5745,1645641,8505.9 km SSWUnnamed Peak

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