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 | 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.
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 | 2,037 | 6,683 | 855 | 2,805 | 22.0 km S | Grant Peak |
2 | Howling Wolves Peak | 55°19′49″N 122°7′48″W | 1,994 | 6,542 | 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 | 1,940 | 6,360 | 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 | 1,923 | 6,309 | 611 | 2,005 | 8.5 km W | Unnamed Peak |
5 | Goodrich Peak | 55°20′53″N 122°4′52″W | 1,888 | 6,194 | 233 | 764 | 3.7 km WSW | Howling Wolves Peak |
6 | Brazion Peak | 55°19′33″N 122°9′41″W | 1,813 | 5,948 | 264 | 866 | 1.4 ENE | Howling Wolves Peak |
7 | Mount Merrick | 55°10′58″N121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W | 1,749 | 5,738 | 294 | 965 | 9.4 km W | Mount Jilg |
8 | Mount Le Moray | 55°27′8″N 122°28′39″W | 1,728 | 5,669 | 348 | 1,142 | 12.0 km ESE | Unnamed Peak |
9 | Pyramis Peak | 55°30′60″N 122°26′28″W | 1,723 | 5,653 | 216 | 709 | 7.5 km SSW | Mount Le Moray |
10 | Solitude Mountain | 55°29′22″N 122°36′24″W | 1,574 | 5,164 | 564 | 1,850 | 5.9 km SSW | Unnamed Peak |
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