High Rock Range
High Rock Range | |
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![]() Mount Rae from the north, Sept. 2006 | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Rae |
Elevation | 3,218 m (10,558 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°37′22″N 114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) N-S[2] |
Width | 37 km (23 mi) E-W[2] |
Area | 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi)[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Range coordinates | 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W[3] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J2 Fording River[3] |
The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the Continental Divide, north of the Crowsnest Pass and south of the Highwood Pass.[4] It lies partly within Kananaskis Country.
The Misty Range and the Greenhills Range are subdivisions of the High Rock.
The High Rock Range covers a surface area of 2,172 km2 (838 mi2), has a length of 117 km (73 mi) (from north to south) and a width of 37 km (23 mi).[2]
List of mountains
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ a b c d "High Rock Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ a b "High Rock Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "High Rock Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2006-09-20.