Slate Range (Alberta)
Appearance
Slate Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Richardson |
Elevation | 3,086 m (10,125 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 922 m (3,025 ft)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°29′45″N 116°07′21″W / 51.49583°N 116.12250°W[4] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 26 km (16 mi) W-E[5] |
Width | 13 km (8.1 mi) N-S[5] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 51°29′46″N 116°07′20″W / 51.49611°N 116.12222°W[6] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[6] |
The Slate Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named after slate, the primary composition of the mountains in the area.[7]
The Lake Louise Ski Resort is on the southern slopes of this range.
Peaks
[edit]This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Richardson". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 250. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Richardson". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Mount Richardson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Mount Richardson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b "Slate Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ a b "Slate Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Slate Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.