Winston Churchill Range

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Winston Churchill Range
Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield.jpg
Athabasca Glacier in the Winston Churchill Range
Highest point
Peak Mount Columbia
Elevation 3,747 m (12,293 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°08′51″N117°26′26″W / 52.14750°N 117.44056°W / 52.14750; -117.44056 (Mount Columbia) [2]
Dimensions
Length31 km (19 mi)N/S [3]
Width23 km (14 mi)E/W [3]
Area410 km2 (160 sq mi) [3]
Naming
Etymology Winston Churchill
Geography
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
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Location in British Columbia
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Provinces British Columbia and Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Range coordinates 52°21′32″N117°26′58″W / 52.35889°N 117.44944°W / 52.35889; -117.44944 (Winston Churchill Range) [4]
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS   83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Mount Athabasca, Mount Andromeda, Athabasca Glacier, Snow Dome, Dome Glacier and Mount Kitchener Sir Windston Churchill Range.jpg
Mount Athabasca, Mount Andromeda, Athabasca Glacier, Snow Dome, Dome Glacier and Mount Kitchener

The Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range in the central section of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies located in Jasper National Park. [5] The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill, former British prime minister.

The eastern boundary of the range begins on the western side of Sunwapta River from the Jasper and Banff boundary and extends north to Sunwapta Falls. The western boundary of the range is defined by the Athabasca River valley to the east of Warwick Mountain. The valley narrows as it approaches the Continental Divide, and separates Mt. Columbia from Mt. King Edward, the latter of which is not part of the range.

List of mountains

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/PeakElevationCoordinates
mft
Mount Columbia 3,74712,293 52°8′51″N117°26′26″W / 52.14750°N 117.44056°W / 52.14750; -117.44056
North Twin Peak 3,68412,087 52°13′25″N117°26′3″W / 52.22361°N 117.43417°W / 52.22361; -117.43417
Twins Tower 3,62711,900 52°21'32"N, 117°26'58"W
Mount Alberta 3,61911,873 52°17′14″N117°28′37″W / 52.28722°N 117.47694°W / 52.28722; -117.47694
South Twin Peak 3,56611,699 52°12′14″N117°26′5″W / 52.20389°N 117.43472°W / 52.20389; -117.43472
Mount Kitchener 3,50511,499 52°13′3″N117°19′12″W / 52.21750°N 117.32000°W / 52.21750; -117.32000
Snow Dome 3,45611,339 52°11′13″N117°19′1″W / 52.18694°N 117.31694°W / 52.18694; -117.31694
Stutfield Peak 3,45011,320 52°14′18″N117°24′27″W / 52.23833°N 117.40750°W / 52.23833; -117.40750
Mount Woolley 3,40511,171 52°17′50″N117°25′31″W / 52.29722°N 117.42528°W / 52.29722; -117.42528
Diadem Peak 3,37111,060 52°18′38″N117°25′15″W / 52.31056°N 117.42083°W / 52.31056; -117.42083
Mount Cromwell 3,33010,930 52°16′10″N117°23′31″W / 52.26944°N 117.39194°W / 52.26944; -117.39194
Mount Engelhard 3,27010,730 52°16′30″N117°24′22″W / 52.27500°N 117.40611°W / 52.27500; -117.40611
Mount Smythe 3,24610,650 52°21′20″N117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.47500°W / 52.35556; -117.47500
Mushroom Peak 3,21010,530 52°18′43″N117°23′49″W / 52.31194°N 117.39694°W / 52.31194; -117.39694
Thorington Tower 3,15510,351 52°21′27″N117°30′11″W / 52.35750°N 117.50306°W / 52.35750; -117.50306
Mount Nelson 3,15010,330 52°20′46″N117°28′8″W / 52.34611°N 117.46889°W / 52.34611; -117.46889
Mount Palmer 3,15010,330 52°21′10″N117°31′14″W / 52.35278°N 117.52056°W / 52.35278; -117.52056
Mount GEC 3,13010,270 52°20′11″N117°27′0″W / 52.33639°N 117.45000°W / 52.33639; -117.45000
Gong Peak 3,12010,240 52°22′11″N117°27′32″W / 52.36972°N 117.45889°W / 52.36972; -117.45889
Mount Adam Joachim 3,09410,151 52°24′16″N117°31′41″W / 52.40444°N 117.52806°W / 52.40444; -117.52806
Mount K2 3,09010,140 52°13′30″N117°17′31″W / 52.22500°N 117.29194°W / 52.22500; -117.29194
Mount Weiss 3,09010,140 52°23′28″N117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500
Mount Mitchell 3,0409,970 52°24′12″N117°30′14″W / 52.40333°N 117.50389°W / 52.40333; -117.50389
Mount Morden Long 3,0409,970 52°25′21″N117°32′17″W / 52.42250°N 117.53806°W / 52.42250; -117.53806
Mount McGuire 3,0309,940 52°22′28″N117°27′7″W / 52.37444°N 117.45194°W / 52.37444; -117.45194
Mount Confederation 2,9699,741 52°24′13″N117°34′34″W / 52.40361°N 117.57611°W / 52.40361; -117.57611
Little Alberta 2,9569,698 52°16′26″N117°26′17″W / 52.27389°N 117.43806°W / 52.27389; -117.43806
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