Slate Range (Alberta)
Mountain range in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() 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 | |
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 | ||
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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
References
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