Jump to content

Kananaskis Range

Coordinates: 50°51′14″N 115°15′53″W / 50.85389°N 115.26472°W / 50.85389; -115.26472
From Tilcayo Cats, the lean encyclopaedia by Tilcayo Knowledge Systems
Kananaskis Range
[mapframe not available on SimWiki]
Highest point
PeakMount Galatea
Elevation3,185 m (10,449 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°50′23″N 115°16′26″W / 50.83972°N 115.27389°W / 50.83972; -115.27389[2]
Dimensions
Length44 km (27 mi)[3]
Width25 km (16 mi)[3]
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
Alberta
Range coordinates
50°51′14″N 115°15′53″W / 50.85389°N 115.26472°W / 50.85389; -115.26472[4]
Parent rangeContinental Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J14[4]

The Kananaskis Range is a mountain range west of the Kananaskis River in the Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the Battle of Jutland.

Mount Bogart is named after D.B. Dowling. Bogart was his mother's maiden name and his middle name. D.B. Dowling surveyed the area in the early 1900s for the Geographical Society of Canada.[5] Tower was named after Francis George Towers an early homesteader of the region. Mt McDougal another early homesteader Archie McDougal of Carstairs. Mts. Evans Thomas named after Thomas Oldham Evans an early homesteader.

List of mountains

Peaks of this range include:

Name Elevation Prominence Coordinates
m ft m ft
Mount Galatea 3,185 10,449 1,280 4,200
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Wind Mountain 3,153 10,344 745 2,444
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Bogart 3,144 10,315 492 1,614
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
The Tower 3,124 10,249 618 2,028
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Sparrowhawk 3,121 10,240 256 840
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Lougheed 3,107 10,194 242 794
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Chester 3,054 10,020 341 1,119
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount James Walker 3,035 9,957 322 1,056
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
The Fortress 3,000 9,800 287 942
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Gusty Peak 3,000 9,800 226 741
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Inflexible 3,000 9,800 379 1,243
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Engadine 2,970 9,740 320 1,050
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Kidd 2,958 9,705 535 1,755
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Buller 2,805 9,203 270 890
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Lawson 2,795 9,170 113 371
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mount Kent 2,637 8,652 46 151
Mount Lorette 2,487 8,159 49 161
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Pigeon Mountain 2,394 7,854 393 1,289
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:
Mary Barclay's Mountain 2,260 7,410 160 520
Error: Failed to process rawCoords:

References

  1. ↑ Canmore and Kananaskis Village (Map). 1:50,000. Gem Trek Publishing. 1998. § D3. ISBN 1-895526-22-1. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Mount Galatea". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kananaskis range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kananaskis Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Mount Bogart". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
This page contains text imported from the English Wikipedia (source revision 1372343003). Its authors are credited under CC BY-SA 4.0: see the attribution record.