Slate Range (Alberta)

For other uses, see Slate Range (disambiguation).

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]

Slate Range
Mt. Richardson seen from Lake Louise
Highest point
Peak	Mount Richardson
Elevation	3,086 m (10,125 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	922 m (3,025 ft)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°29′45″N 116°07′21″W[4]
Dimensions
Length	26 km (16 mi) W-E[5]
Width	13 km (8.1 mi) N-S[5]
Geography
Slate Range Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	51°29′46″N 116°07′20″W[6]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[6]

The Lake Louise Ski Resort is on the southern slopes of this range.

Peaks

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain / Peak	Elevation		Prominence		FA	Coordinates
	m	ft	m	ft
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

See also

• Ranges of the Canadian Rockies