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 | |
| 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.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | Prom. (m/ft) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Richardson | 3,086 | 10,125 | 922 | 3,025 |
| Ptarmigan Peak | 3,059 | 10,036 | 209 | 686 |
| Pika Peak | 3,053 | 10,016 | 13 | 43 |
| Fossil Mountain | 2,946 | 9,665 | 471 | 1,545 |
| Redoubt Mountain | 2,902 | 9,521 | 570 | 1,870 |
| Lipalian Mountain | 2,710 | 8,890 | 152 | 499 |
| Skoki Mountain | 2,707 | 8,881 | 482 | 1,581 |
| Anthozoan Mountain | 2,695 | 8,842 | 304 | 997 |
| Brachiopod Mountain | 2,667 | 8,750 | 152 | 499 |
| Whitehorn Mountain | 2,637 | 8,652 | 167 | 548 |
| Heather Ridge | 2,636 | 8,648 | 213 | 699 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.