Ogilvie Mountains

Ogilvie Mountains
Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park
Highest point
Peak	Mount Frank Rae
Elevation	2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Geography
Country	Canada
Territories	Yukon
Range coordinates	64°22′N 137°16′W / 64.367°N 137.267°W / 64.367; -137.267Coordinates: 64°22′N 137°16′W / 64.367°N 137.267°W / 64.367; -137.267
Parent range	Yukon Ranges

The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.

Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.

Geography[]

The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.

The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.

Sub-ranges

• Nahoni Range

Peaks[]

The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park .^[1]

The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.

The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:^[2]

• Tombstone Mountain
• Mount Monolith

Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogilvie Mountains.

• Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia: Ogilvie Mountains

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