South Jasper Ranges | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Edith Cavell |
Elevation | 3,363 m (11,033 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°40′02″N118°03′24″W / 52.66722°N 118.05667°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Range coordinates | 52°43′N118°16′W / 52.717°N 118.267°W [3] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
The South Jasper Ranges are mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
It is a part of the Central Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide, in Jasper National Park (Alberta) and Mount Robson Provincial Park (British Columbia). It contains the Meadow-Clairvaux, Fraser-Rampart, Trident Range and, most prominently, the Cavell Group of mountains and the headwaters of the Athabasca and Fraser River.
The South Jasper Ranges covers a surface of 1,196 km2 (462 mi2), has a length of 39 km (from north to south) and a width of 49 km. [3]
Mountain/Peak | Elevation | Coordinates | |
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m | ft | ||
Mount Edith Cavell | 3,363 | 11,033 | 52°40'6"N, 118°3'25"W |
Simon Peak | 3,322 | 10,899 | 52°39'24"N, 118°19'6"W |
Throne Mountain | 3,120 | 10,240 | 52°39'47"N, 118°8'21"W |
Majestic Mountain | 3,086 | 10,125 | 52°45'27"N, 118°12'56"W |
Mount Estella | 3,069 | 10,069 | 52°46'1"N, 118°12'41"W |
Manx Peak | 3,044 | 9,987 | 52°46'39"N, 118°11'30"W |
Blackhorn Peak | 3,000 | 9,800 | 52°39'3"N, 118°9'4"W |
Roche Noire | 2,920 | 9,580 | 52°48'53"N, 118°19'3"W |
Chevron Mountain | 2,835 | 9,301 | 52°38'18"N, 118°6'50"W |
Terminal Mountain | 2,835 | 9,301 | 52°46'42"N, 118°9'37"W |
Lectern Peak | 2,772 | 9,094 | 52°44'42"N, 118°6'42"W |
Peveril Peak | 2,686 | 8,812 | 52°45'24"N, 118°9'1"W |
Muhigan Mountain | 2,626 | 8,615 | 52°49'35"N, 118°13'30"W |
Marmot Mountain | 2,608 | 8,556 | 52°47'24"N, 118°7'36"W |
The Whistlers | 2,470 | 8,100 | 52°49'37"N, 118°7'58"W |
Tonquin Hill | 2,398 | 7,867 | 52°44'16"N, 118°19'40"W |
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Throne Mountain is a prominent 3,120-metre (10,236 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the South Jasper Ranges of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the town of Jasper, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Tonquin Valley. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Edith Cavell, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) to the east, and Franchère Peak lies 7.0 km (4.3 mi) to the northeast. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods, that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
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