Slate Range (Alberta)
| Slate Range | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Richardson seen from Lake Louise | |
| 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 | |
  Slate Range Location in Alberta | |
| 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
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain / Peak | Elevation | Prominence | FA | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | |||
| Mount Richardson | 3,086 | 10,125 | 922 | 3,025 | 1909 | 51°29′45″N 116°7′21″W / 51.49583°N 116.12250°W |
| Ptarmigan Peak | 3,059 | 10,036 | 209 | 686 | 1909 | 51°29′32″N 116°5′26″W / 51.49222°N 116.09056°W |
| Pika Peak | 3,053 | 10,016 | 13 | 43 | 1909 | 51°29′47″N 116°6′24″W / 51.49639°N 116.10667°W |
| Fossil Mountain | 2,946 | 9,665 | 471 | 1,545 | 1906 | 51°30′11″N 116°2′46″W / 51.50306°N 116.04611°W |
| Redoubt Mountain | 2,902 | 9,521 | 570 | 1,870 | 1906 | 51°28′2″N 116°4′52″W / 51.46722°N 116.08111°W |
| Skoki Mountain | 2,707 | 8,881 | 482 | 1,581 | Unk | 51°31′48″N 116°3′38″W / 51.53000°N 116.06056°W |
| Anthozoan Mountain | 2,695 | 8,842 | 304 | 997 | 1911 | 51°27′46″N 116°1′39″W / 51.46278°N 116.02750°W |
| Lipalian Mountain | 2,682 | 8,799 | 182 | 597 | Unk | 51°25′37″N 116°5′50″W / 51.42694°N 116.09722°W |
| Brachiopod Mountain | 2,667 | 8,750 | 152 | 499 | 1911 | 51°28′43″N 116°2′13″W / 51.47861°N 116.03694°W |
| Heather Ridge | 2,636 | 8,648 | 213 | 699 | Unk | 51°28′21″N 116°3′5″W / 51.47250°N 116.05139°W |
| Whitehorn Mountain | 2,621 | 8,599 | 167 | 548 | 1884 | 51°28′4″N 116°8′30″W / 51.46778°N 116.14167°W |
See also
- Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
References
- ^ 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.