The Ramparts (Canada)

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The Ramparts
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The Ramparts and Amethyst Lake in Jasper National Park
Highest point
Peak Mount Geikie
Elevation 3,298 m (10,820 ft) [1]
Listing Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 52°42′50″N118°23′29″W / 52.71389°N 118.39139°W / 52.71389; -118.39139 [2]
Dimensions
Area83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Geography
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The Ramparts
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The Ramparts
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates 52°42′34″N118°21′33″W / 52.70944°N 118.35917°W / 52.70944; -118.35917 [3]
Parent range Continental Ranges
Topo map NTS   83D9 Amethyst Lakes [4]

The Ramparts are a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies. Part of the Park Ranges, they straddle the Continental Divide and lie partly within Jasper National Park in Alberta and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia.

There are 10 named summits in the group, the highest of which is Mount Geikie. Most were named by the Alpine Club of Canada and carry military engineering themed names such as Bastion, Parapet, Redoubt, Postern, and Dungeon. [5] They form a western boundary for the Tonquin Valley. Amethyst Lake lies to the east, while the headwaters of the Fraser River bound it to the west. [6]

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References

  1. "Topographic map of Mount Geikie". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. "Mount Geikie". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. "The Ramparts". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. "The Ramparts". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.
  6. "Panorama of the entire Ramparts". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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The Ramparts in Tonquin Valley