Flathead Range (Canada)
Mountain range in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
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The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, east of Fernie, in the Kootenay Land District.[4] It stretches 27 km (17 mi) lengthwise north–south from Crowsnest Pass to North Kootenay Pass. The range's toponym was officially adopted on 30 June 1912 by the Geographic Board of Canada, and was named in association with the Flathead River.[3]
| Flathead Range | |
|---|---|
Flathead Range in the Crowsnest Pass area. Left to rightː Mount Coulthard, Andy Good Peak, Mount Parrish, Chinook Peak. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Ptolemy |
| Elevation | 2,815 m (9,236 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°32′56″N 114°37′52″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Flathead Range Location in Alberta  Flathead Range Location in British Columbia  Flathead Range Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Range coordinates | 49°26′59″N 114°35′59″W[3] |
| Parent range | Crowsnest Range |
| Borders on | Castle Wildland Provincial Park |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Lewis Overthrust |
The highest peak is Mount Ptolemy, with an elevation of 2,815 m (9,236 ft).[5]
Summits
| Peak | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | ||
| Andy Good Peak | 2,662 | 8,734 | 262 | 860 | 49°33′55″N 114°35′17″W |
| Centre Mountain | 2,601 | 8,533 | 310 | 1,020 | 49°24′46″N 114°36′27″W |
| Chinook Peak | 2,591 | 8,501 | 246 | 807 | 49°35′8″N 114°36′36″W |
| Mount Coulthard | 2,645 | 8,678 | 255 | 837 | 49°33′26″N 114°34′22″W |
| Mount Darrah | 2,755 | 9,039 | 428 | 1,404 | 49°28′22″N 114°35′37″W |
| Mount McGladrey | 2,638 | 8,655 | 198 | 650 | 49°30′36″N 114°35′14″W |
| Mount McLaren | 2,301 | 7,549 | 220 | 720 | 49°34′59″N 114°34′5″W |
| Mount Parrish | 2,530 | 8,300 | 161 | 528 | 49°34′30″N 114°35′17″W |
| Mount Pengelly | 2,586 | 8,484 | 226 | 741 | 49°30′6″N 114°35′46″W |
| Mount Ptolemy | 2,815 | 9,236 | 885 | 2,904 | 49°32′56″N 114°37′52″W |
| Sentry Mountain | 2,435 | 7,989 | 205 | 673 | 49°36′41″N 114°38′18″W |
