Tatei Ridge

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Tatei Ridge
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Tatei Ridge
Location in Alberta
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Tatei Ridge
Location in British Columbia
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Tatei Ridge
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,911 m (9,551 ft) [1]
Prominence 80 m (260 ft) [2]
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Coordinates 53°09′39″N119°04′46″W / 53.160833°N 119.079445°W / 53.160833; -119.079445 (Tatei Ridge) [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Rainbow Range
Topo map NTS 83E3 Mount Robson [3]

Tatei Ridge is a mountain ridge east of Berg Lake at the northern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [4] It was named in 1912 by Charles D. Walcott as tatei is the Stoney language word for "wind". [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tatei Ridge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. 1 2 "Tatei Ridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. 1 2 "Tatei Ridge". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. "Tatei Ridge". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-19.