Nikanassin Range

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.

Nikanassin Range
Cardinal River flowing east through the Nikanassin Range
Highest point
Peak	Blackface Mountain
Elevation	2,867 m (9,406 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W[2]
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) W-E[3]
Width	66 km (41 mi) N-S[3]
Area	2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Nikanassin Range Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	53°04′N 117°34′W[4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83F4 Miette[4]

The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi),^[3] 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 Blackface Mountain, with a height of 2,867 metres (9,406 ft).^[1]

Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar.^[5]

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

Peaks

Mountain/Peak	Elevation (m/ft)		Location
Blackface Mountain	2,867	9,406	52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W
Climax Mountain	2,823	9,262	52°54′17″N 117°25′16″W[6]
Deception Mountain	2,819	9,249	52°52′09″N 117°23′51″W[7]
Mount Lindsay	2,743	8,999	52°51′36″N 117°22′26″W[8]
Mount Bryant	2,621	8,599	53°01′00″N 117°34′41″W[9]
Overturn Mountain	2,560	8,400	53°03′15″N 117°42′11″W[10]

Gallery

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  Nikanassin Range over the foothills

See also

• Ranges of the Canadian Rockies