Slate Range (Alberta)

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The Slate Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named after slate, the primary composition of the mountains in the area.[7]

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Slate Range
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Mt. Richardson seen from Lake Louise
Highest point
PeakMount Richardson
Elevation3,086 m (10,125 ft)[1][2]
Prominence922 m (3,025 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°29′45″N 116°07′21″W[4]
Dimensions
Length26 km (16 mi) W-E[5]
Width13 km (8.1 mi) N-S[5]
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Slate Range
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates51°29′46″N 116°07′20″W[6]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[6]
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The Lake Louise Ski Resort is on the southern slopes of this range.

Peaks

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

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Mountain / PeakElevationProminenceFACoordinates
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Mount Richardson 3,086 10,125 922 3,025 1909 51°29′45″N 116°7′21″W
Ptarmigan Peak 3,059 10,036 209 686 1909 51°29′32″N 116°5′26″W
Pika Peak 3,053 10,016 13 43 1909 51°29′47″N 116°6′24″W
Fossil Mountain 2,946 9,665 471 1,545 1906 51°30′11″N 116°2′46″W
Redoubt Mountain 2,902 9,521 570 1,870 1906 51°28′2″N 116°4′52″W
Skoki Mountain 2,707 8,881 482 1,581 Unk 51°31′48″N 116°3′38″W
Anthozoan Mountain 2,695 8,842 304 997 1911 51°27′46″N 116°1′39″W
Lipalian Mountain 2,682 8,799 182 597 Unk 51°25′37″N 116°5′50″W
Brachiopod Mountain 2,667 8,750 152 499 1911 51°28′43″N 116°2′13″W
Heather Ridge 2,636 8,648 213 699 Unk 51°28′21″N 116°3′5″W
Whitehorn Mountain 2,621 8,599 167 548 1884 51°28′4″N 116°8′30″W
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