Spray Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount French |
Elevation | 3,244 m (10,643 ft) [1] [2] |
Listing | Ranges of the Canadian Rockies |
Coordinates | 50°43′45″N115°18′20″W / 50.72917°N 115.30556°W [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 50°43′45″N115°18′20″W / 50.72917°N 115.30556°W [4] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | 83C/13 [4] |
The Spray Mountains is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located in southwestern Alberta, Canada.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks: [5]
Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | coordinates | |
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Mount French | 3,244 | 10,643 | 50°43′45″N115°18′20″W / 50.72917°N 115.30556°W |
Mount Robertson | 3,194 | 10,479 | |
Mount Smith-Dorrien | 3,155 | 10,351 | |
Mount Birdwood | 3,097 | 10,161 | 50°47′07″N115°22′05″W / 50.78528°N 115.36806°W |
Mount Jellicoe | 3,075 | 10,089 | 50°42′52″N115°17′20″W / 50.71444°N 115.28889°W |
Mount Murray | 3,024 | 9,921 | |
Mount Smuts | 2,938 | 9,639 | |
Mount Black Prince | 2,932 | 9,619 | |
Mount Warspite | 2,850 | 9,350 | |
Pig's Tail | 2,822 | 9,259 | |
Cegnfs | 2,804 | 9,199 | |
Mount Shark | 2,786 | 9,140 | |
Commonwealth Peak | 2,774 | 9,101 | |
Mount Burstall | 2,760 | 9,060 | |
Mount Indefatigable | 2,670 | 8,760 | |
Mount Invincible | 2,670 | 8,760 | |
Mount Nomad | 2,544 | 8,346 |
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