Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies (French: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, both the Alberta Rockies and the B.C. Rockies, is the Canadian part of the North American Rocky Mountains.

Canadian Rockies
Rocheuses canadiennes (French)
Snow Dome, Mt. Forbes, the Lyells, et al from Mt. Kitchener at the edge of the Columbia Icefield
Highest point
Peak	Mount Robson
Elevation	3,954 m (12,972 ft)
Coordinates	53°06′38″N 119°09′21″W
Dimensions
Length	1,460 km (910 mi)
Width	180 km (110 mi)
Area	194,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	British Columbia and Alberta
Parent range	Pacific Cordillera
Geology
Orogeny	Sevier orogeny[1]
Type of rock	Sedimentary rock