Kananaskis Range
Appearance
| Kananaskis Range | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Galatea |
| Elevation | 3,185 m (10,449 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°50′23″N 115°16′26″W / 50.83972°N 115.27389°W[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 44 km (27 mi)[3] |
| Width | 25 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[4] |
| Parent range | Continental Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 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
- ↑ Canmore and Kananaskis Village (Map). 1:50,000. Gem Trek Publishing. 1998. § D3. ISBN 1-895526-22-1. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Mount Galatea". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kananaskis range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kananaskis Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Mount Bogart". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
External links
- "Kananaskis Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.