Palliser Range

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The Palliser Range (51°23′N 115°34′W) is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park.

The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies.[1]

Lake Minnewanka marks the southern boundary of the range while the Bare Range marks the northern boundary. The range was named by the Palliser Expedition as it appears on one of the maps produced by the expedition.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peak metres feet
Mount Aylmer 3,162 10,375
Puma Peak 3,120 10,236
Revenant Mountain 3,065 10,056
Apparition Mountain 3,002 9,850
Mount Astley 2,869 9,413

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  1. ^ Peakbagger - Palliser Range