Clark Range (Canada)
Clark Range | |
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![]() Mount Blakiston in southwest Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Long Knife Peak |
Elevation | 2,982 m (9,783 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°59′50″N 114°12′28″W / 48.99722°N 114.20778°W[1] |
Geography | |
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Countries | Canada and United States |
Provinces | British Columbia and Alberta |
State | Montana |
Range coordinates | 49°10′59″N 114°23′03″W / 49.18306°N 114.38417°WCoordinates: 49°10′59″N 114°23′03″W / 49.18306°N 114.38417°W[2] |
Parent range | |
Topo map | NTS 82G1 [2] |
The Clark Range is a mountain range that forms part of the Continental Divide and also the boundary between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. A small portion of the range extends into the far northwestern section of Glacier National Park, Montana, United States.[3] It is the easternmost of the subdivision of the Canadian Rockies. The range is named for Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[2]
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
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Long Knife Peak | 2,982 | 9,784 |
Mount Blakiston | 2,932 | 9,619 |
Anderson Peak | 2,698 | 8,852 |
Kenow Mountain | 2,697 | 8,850 |
Mount Alderson | 2,692 | 8,831 |
Mount Haig | 2,610 | 8,563 |
2,594 | 8,510 | |
Scarpe Mountain | 2,591 | 8,501 |
2,575 | 8,450 | |
2,554 | 8,381 | |
2,514 | 8,250 | |
Mount Matkin | 2,418 | 7,933 |
2,411 | 7,910 | |
Mount Richards | 2,377 | 7,799 |
Font Mountain | 2,353 | 7,720 |
References[]
- ^ "Long Knife Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ a b c "Clark Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Clark Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Alberta
- Mountain ranges of British Columbia
- Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
- Mountain ranges of Montana
- Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
- Ranges of the Rocky Mountains
- Elk Valley (British Columbia)
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs