Sawback Range
Mountain range in Alberta, Canada
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The Sawback Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that stretches from the Bow Valley in Alberta into southeastern Banff National Park.
Length45 km (28 mi) N-S
| Sawback Range | |
|---|---|
The "Hole in the Wall" is a natural cave on the side of Mount Cory. It is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount St. Bride[1] |
| Elevation | 3,315 m (10,876 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 51°30′28″N 115°57′19″W[3] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi) N-S |
| Width | 34 km (21 mi) E-W |
| Area | 622 km2 (240 mi2)[1] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Range coordinates | 51°21′N 115°50′W[4] |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[4] |
List of Mountains
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[5]
| Mountain / Peak | Elevation | Prominence | FA | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | |||
| Mount St. Bride | 3,315 | 10,876 | 1,207 | 3,960 | 1910 | 51°30′28″N 115°57′19″W |
| Bonnet Peak | 3,235 | 10,614 | 395 | 1,296 | 1914 | 51°26′3″N 115°53′6″W |
| Mount Avens | 2,972 | 9,751 | 259 | 850 | Unk | 51°25′3″N 115°59′32″W |
| Protection Mountain | 2,972 | 9,751 | 305 | 1,001 | Unk | 51°21′11″N 115°59′9″W |
| Mystic Peak | 2,960 | 9,710 | 689 | 2,260 | Unk | 51°17′23.96″N 115°46′38.21″W |
| Block Mountain | 2,935 | 9,629 | 284 | 932 | Unk | 51°22′38″N 115°50′59″W |
| Mount Ishbel | 2,908 | 9,541 | 431 | 1,414 | Unk | 51°15′56″N 115°46′31″W |
| Mount Cory | 2,802 | 9,193 | 262 | 860 | Unk | 51°12′3″N 115°41′23″W |
| Oyster Peak | 2,777 | 9,111 | 186 | 610 | 1906 | 51°31′33″N 116°1′6″W |
| Cockscomb Mountain | 2,776 | 9,108 | 220 | 720 | Unk | 51°14′12″N 115°43′30″W |
| Mount Louis | 2,682 | 8,799 | 336 | 1,102 | Unk | 51°12′54″N 115°40′48″W |
| Mount Fifi | 2,621 | 8,599 | 106 | 348 | 1921 | 51°13′19″N 115°41′26″W |
| Tilted Mountain | 2,591 | 8,501 | 80 | 260 | Unk | 51°29′5″N 115°59′51″W |
| Mount Edith | 2,554 | 8,379 | 192 | 630 | 1900 | 51°12′4″N 115°39′47″W |
| The Finger | 2,545 | 8,350 | Unk | 51°13′12″N 115°44′9″W | ||