Vermilion Range (Alberta)

Not to be confused with Vermilion Range (British Columbia).

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare and Palliser Ranges.

Vermilion Range
Mount Brewster as seen from Sulphur Mountain in 2010
Highest point
Peak	Cascade Mountain
Elevation	2,998 m (9,836 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°16′05″N 115°34′56″W[2]
Dimensions
Length	56 km (35 mi) N-S[3]
Width	35 km (22 mi) E-W[3]
Area	551 km2 (213 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Vermilion Range Location in SW Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Range coordinates	51°22′N 115°43′W[4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Borders on	Sawback Range Bare Range Palliser Range Fairholme Range
Topo map	NTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Name	Elevation
	m	ft
Cascade Mountain	2,998	9,836
Flints Peak	2,950	9,680
Mount Brewster	2,859	9,380
Prow Mountain	2,858	9,377
Mount Norquay	2,522	8,274

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).