Bare Range

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Bare Range
Bare Range from Sulphur Mountain 2020.jpg
Bare Range photographed from the top of Sulphur Mountain, 2020
Highest point
Peak Panther Mountain
Elevation 2,943 m (9,656 ft)
Coordinates 51°30′42″N115°40′06″W / 51.51167°N 115.66833°W / 51.51167; -115.66833
Dimensions
Area477 km2 (184 sq mi) [1]
Geography
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Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 51°34′48″N115°43′52″W / 51.58000°N 115.73111°W / 51.58000; -115.73111 Coordinates: 51°34′48″N115°43′52″W / 51.58000°N 115.73111°W / 51.58000; -115.73111 [2]
Parent range Canadian Rockies

The Bare Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located south of the Red Deer River valley in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named for the "bareness" of or lack of trees on the gentle slopes of the range. [3]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountainmetresfeet
Panther Mountain 2,9439,656
Mount White 2,7559,039

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References

  1. "Bare Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  2. "Bare Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  3. "Bare Range". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.