High Rock Range

Coordinates: 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W / 50.14889; -114.70583
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High Rock Range
Mount 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
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; -114.70583[3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J2 Fording River[3]

The 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.

The Misty Range and the Greenhills Range are subdivisions of the High Rock.

The High Rock Range covers a surface area 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]

List of mountains

Name Elevation Prominence Coordinates
m ft m ft
Mount Rae
3,218 10,558 1,330 4,360
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Mist Mountain 3,140 10,300 487 1,598 50°33′15″N 114°54′36″W / 50.55417°N 114.91000°W / 50.55417; -114.91000
Tornado Mountain 3,099 10,167 959 3,146 49°58′1″N 114°39′16″W / 49.96694°N 114.65444°W / 49.96694; -114.65444
Courcelette Peak 3,044 9,987 775 2,543 50°17′27″N 114°48′21″W / 50.29083°N 114.80583°W / 50.29083; -114.80583
Mount Lyall 2,950 9,680 529 1,736 50°5′23″N 114°42′17″W / 50.08972°N 114.70472°W / 50.08972; -114.70472
Beehive Mountain 2,895 9,498 245 804 50°3′54″N 114°39′47″W / 50.06500°N 114.66306°W / 50.06500; -114.66306
Mount Armstrong 2,823 9,262 250 820 50°21′1″N 114°45′59″W / 50.35028°N 114.76639°W / 50.35028; -114.76639
Crowsnest Mountain 2,785 9,137 925 3,035 49°42′13″N 114°34′26″W / 49.70361°N 114.57389°W / 49.70361; -114.57389
Mount Muir 2,758 9,049 518 1,699 50°23′28″N 114°49′35″W / 50.39111°N 114.82639°W / 50.39111; -114.82639
Mount Strachan 2,682 8,799 272 892 50°22′57″N 114°49′3″W / 50.38250°N 114.81750°W / 50.38250; -114.81750
Allison Peak 2,646 8,681 541 1,775 49°44′36″N 114°38′47″W / 49.74333°N 114.64639°W / 49.74333; -114.64639
Mount Tecumseh 2,547 8,356 518 1,699 49°39′55″N 114°38′46″W / 49.66528°N 114.64611°W / 49.66528; -114.64611

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". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2006-09-20.