Nikanassin Range
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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.
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.
Peaks
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Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | Location | |
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Blackface Mountain | 2,867 | 9,406 | 52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W / 52.89944°N 117.41000°W / 52.89944; -117.41000 |
Climax Mountain | 2,823 | 9,262 | 52°54′17″N 117°25′16″W / 52.90466°N 117.42110°W / 52.90466; -117.42110[6] |
Deception Mountain | 2,819 | 9,249 | 52°52′09″N 117°23′51″W / 52.86923°N 117.39758°W / 52.86923; -117.39758[7] |
Mount Lindsay | 2,743 | 8,999 | 52°51′36″N 117°22′26″W / 52.85996°N 117.37381°W / 52.85996; -117.37381[8] |
Mount Bryant | 2,621 | 8,599 | 53°01′00″N 117°34′41″W / 53.01664°N 117.57800°W / 53.01664; -117.57800[9] |
Overturn Mountain | 2,560 | 8,400 | 53°03′15″N 117°42′11″W / 53.0541667°N 117.7030556°W / 53.0541667; -117.7030556[10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Topographic map of Blackface Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Blackface Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b c d "Nikanassin Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ a b "Nikanassin Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Nikanassin Range". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Topographic map of Climax Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Topographic map of Deception Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Lindsay". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Bryant". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Topographic map of Overturn Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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