High Rock Range

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High Rock Range
Mt-Rae-Alberta-Canada-aerial1.jpg
Mount Rae from the north, Sept. 2006
Highest point
PeakMount Rae
Elevation3,218 m (10,558 ft)
Coordinates50°37′22″N 114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W / 50.62278; -114.97472[1]
Dimensions
Length117 km (73 mi) N-S[2]
Width37 km (23 mi) E-W[2]
Area2,172 km2 (839 sq mi)[2]
Geography
High Rock Range is located in Alberta
High Rock Range
Location of High Rock Range on the Continental Divide
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W / 50.14889; -114.70583Coordinates: 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W / 50.14889; -114.70583[3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J02 Fording River[3]

High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the Continental Divide, north of the Crowsnest Pass and south of the Highwood Pass.[4] It lies partly within Kananaskis Country.

Misty Range and are subdivisions of the High Rock.

The High Rock Range covers a surface of 2,172 km2 (838 mi2), has a length of 117 km (73 mi) (from north to south) and a width of 37 km (23 mi).[2]

Peaks and mountains[]

  1. Mount Rae - 3,218 m (10,558 ft)
  2. Mist Mountain - 3,140 m (10,302 ft)
  3. Tornado Mountain - 3,099 m (10,167 ft)
  4. - 3,044 m (9,987 ft)
  5. Mount Lyall - 2,951 m (9,682 ft)
  6. Beehive Mountain - 2,895 m (9,498 ft)
  7. Mount Armstrong - 2,793 m (9,163 ft)
  8. Crowsnest Mountain - 2785 m (9137 ft)
  9. Mount Muir - 2,758 m (9,049 ft)
  10. Allison Peak - 2,646 m (8,681 ft)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "High Rock Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "High Rock Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "High Rock Range". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.


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