High Rock Range
Mountain range in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
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The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
| High Rock Range | |
|---|---|
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[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi) N-S[2] |
| Width | 37 km (23 mi) E-W[2] |
| Area | 2,172 km2 (839 mi2)[2] |
| Geography | |
  High Rock Range Location in Alberta  High Rock Range Location in British Columbia  High Rock Range Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Range coordinates | 50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W[3] |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J2 Fording River[3] |
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
| Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | ||
| Mount Rae | 3,218 | 10,558 | 1,330 | 4,360 | 50°37′22″N 114°58′29″W |
| Mist Mountain | 3,140 | 10,300 | 487 | 1,598 | 50°33′15″N 114°54′36″W |
| Tornado Mountain | 3,090 | 10,140 | 950 | 3,120 | 49°58′1″N 114°39′16″W |
| Courcelette Peak | 3,044 | 9,987 | 775 | 2,543 | 50°17′27″N 114°48′21″W |
| Mount Lyall | 2,950 | 9,680 | 529 | 1,736 | 50°5′23″N 114°42′17″W |
| Beehive Mountain | 2,895 | 9,498 | 245 | 804 | 50°3′54″N 114°39′47″W |
| Mount Armstrong | 2,823 | 9,262 | 250 | 820 | 50°21′1″N 114°45′59″W |
| Crowsnest Mountain | 2,785 | 9,137 | 925 | 3,035 | 49°42′13″N 114°34′26″W |
| Mount Muir | 2,758 | 9,049 | 518 | 1,699 | 50°23′28″N 114°49′35″W |
| Mount Strachan | 2,682 | 8,799 | 272 | 892 | 50°22′57″N 114°49′3″W |
| Allison Peak | 2,646 | 8,681 | 541 | 1,775 | 49°44′36″N 114°38′47″W |
| Mount Tecumseh | 2,547 | 8,356 | 518 | 1,699 | 49°39′55″N 114°38′46″W |