Vermilion Range (British Columbia)

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Vermilion Range
Kootenay Route 93 highway.jpg
View from Highway 93 looking north at Mt. Verendrye (center) and Mt. Wardle (right)
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 / 51.06556; -116.16417 [3]
Dimensions
Length46 km (29 mi)N-S [4]
Width33 km (21 mi)E-W [4]
Area568 km2 (219 sq mi) [4]
Geography
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Location in SE British Columbia
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Range coordinates 51°05′N116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W / 51.083; -116.083 [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]

NameElevation (m/ft)Prom. (m/ft)
Foster Peak 10,512
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002996000000000000"|996
3,268
Tumbling Peak 10,318
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002685000000000000"|685
2,247
Mount Verendrye 10,121
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002515000000000000"|515
1,690
Hewitt Peak 10,059
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002548000000000000"|548
1,798
Floe Peak 9,862
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002436000000000000"|436
1,430
Mount Drysdale 9,619
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002162000000000000"|162
531
Mount Gray 9,469
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002136000000000000"|136
446
Limestone Peak 9,442
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001510000000000000"|51
167
Mount Wardle 9,203
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002362000000000000"|362
1,188
Numa Mountain 8,927
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002391000000000000"|391
1,283

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