High Rock Range
High Rock Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Rae |
Elevation | 3,218 m (10,558 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°37′22″N 114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) N-S[2] |
Width | 37 km (23 mi) E-W[2] |
Area | 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi)[2] |
Geography | |
Location of High Rock Range on the Continental Divide | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Range coordinates | 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°WCoordinates: 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W[3] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 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[]
- Mount Rae - 3,218 m (10,558 ft)
- Mist Mountain - 3,140 m (10,302 ft)
- Tornado Mountain - 3,099 m (10,167 ft)
- - 3,044 m (9,987 ft)
- Mount Lyall - 2,951 m (9,682 ft)
- Beehive Mountain - 2,895 m (9,498 ft)
- Mount Armstrong - 2,793 m (9,163 ft)
- Crowsnest Mountain - 2785 m (9137 ft)
- Mount Muir - 2,758 m (9,049 ft)
- Allison Peak - 2,646 m (8,681 ft)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ a b c d "High Rock Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ a b "High Rock Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "High Rock Range". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Alberta
- Mountain ranges of British Columbia
- Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
- Alberta geography stubs