Nikanassin Range

The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. Nikanassin means "first range" in Cree.

PeakBlackface Mountain

Elevation2,867 m (9,406 ft)^[1]

ListingMountains of Alberta

Coordinates52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W^[2]

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Nikanassin Range
Cardinal River flowing east through the Nikanassin Range
Highest point
Peak	Blackface Mountain
Elevation	2,867 m (9,406 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W[2]
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) W-E[3]
Width	66 km (41 mi) N-S[3]
Area	2,760 km2 (1,070 mi2)[3]
Geography
Nikanassin Range Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	53°04′N 117°34′W[4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83F4 Miette[4]

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The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi),^[3] with a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from north-west to south-east, and a width of 66 kilometres (41 mi). Its highest point is Blackface Mountain, with a height of 2,867 metres (9,406 ft).^[1]

Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar.^[5]

The range gives the name to the Nikanassin Formation, a stratigraphical unit of late Jurassic age that has its stratotype in this region.