Nikanassin Range

Nikanassin Range
Cardinal River flowing east through the Nikanassin Range
Highest point
Peak	Climax Mountain
Elevation	2,823 m (9,262 ft)
Coordinates	52°54′N 117°25′W / 52.900°N 117.417°W / 52.900; -117.417
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) W-E
Width	66 km (41 mi) N-S
Area	2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	52°57′N 117°9′W / 52.950°N 117.150°W / 52.950; -117.150Coordinates: 52°57′N 117°9′W / 52.950°N 117.150°W / 52.950; -117.150
Parent range	Canadian Rockies

The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. Nikanassin means "first range" in Cree.

The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi),^[1] with a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from north-west to south-east, and a width of 66 kilometres (41 mi). Its highest point is , with a height of 2,823 metres (9,262 ft).

Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar.^[2]

The range gives the name to the Nikanassin Formation, a stratigraphical unit of late Jurassic age that has its stratotype in this region.

Peaks[]

Nikanassin Range over the foothills

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