Vermilion Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Foster Peak |
Elevation | 3,204 m (10,512 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 996 m (3,268 ft) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°03′56″N116°09′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W [3] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 46 km (29 mi)N-S [4] |
Width | 33 km (21 mi)E-W [4] |
Area | 568 km2 (219 sq mi) [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District [5] |
Range coordinates | 51°05′N116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W [6] |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir [6] |
The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in British Columbia, Canada. The range is west of the Vermilion River and east of the headwaters of the Kootenay River. [5]
This range includes the following mountains and peaks: [4]
Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | ||
Foster Peak | 3,204 | 10,512 | 996 | 3,268 | 51°3′56″N116°9′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W |
Tumbling Peak | 3,145 | 10,318 | 685 | 2,247 | 51°6′34″N116°13′57″W / 51.10944°N 116.23250°W |
Mount Verendrye | 3,085 | 10,121 | 515 | 1,690 | 51°0′20″N116°4′31″W / 51.00556°N 116.07528°W |
Hewitt Peak | 3,066 | 10,059 | 548 | 1,798 | 51°5′31.99″N116°12′42.08″W / 51.0922194°N 116.2116889°W |
Floe Peak | 3,006 | 9,862 | 436 | 1,430 | 51°2′33″N116°8′32″W / 51.04250°N 116.14222°W |
Mount Drysdale | 2,932 | 9,619 | 162 | 531 | 51°9′0.0″N116°16′22.8″W / 51.150000°N 116.273000°W |
Mount Gray | 2,886 | 9,469 | 136 | 446 | 51°7′46″N116°15′47″W / 51.12944°N 116.26306°W |
Limestone Peak | 2,878 | 9,442 | 51 | 167 | 51°11′0″N116°17′53″W / 51.18333°N 116.29806°W |
Mount Wardle | 2,805 | 9,203 | 362 | 1,188 | 50°57′33″N116°1′12″W / 50.95917°N 116.02000°W |
Numa Mountain [7] | 2,721 | 8,927 | 391 | 1,283 |
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