Palliser Range

Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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Palliser Range
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Mount Aylmer, August 1994
Highest point
PeakMount Aylmer
Elevation3,162 m (10,374 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
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Palliser Range
Location in Alberta
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Palliser Range
Location in Canada
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Range coordinates51°23′N 115°34′W[2]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders onBare Range
Topo mapNTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[2]
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The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies.[3]

Lake Minnewanka marks the southern boundary of the range while the Bare Range marks the northern boundary. Its eastern reaches are marked by the Blackrock Mountain of the Ghost River Area. The range was named by the Palliser expedition as it appears on one of the maps produced by the expedition. The range gives the name to the Palliser Formation, a stratigraphical unit prominently featured in the mountains of this range.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

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Mountain/PeakElevation
Mount Aylmer3,162 m (10,374 ft)
Puma Peak3,120 m (10,236 ft)
Revenant Mountain3,065 m (10,056 ft)
Apparition Mountain3,002 m (9,849 ft)
Mount Astley2,869 m (9,413 ft)
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