Queen Elizabeth Ranges

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Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Range
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Part of Canadian Rockies
Highest point Mount Unwin
 - elevation 3,268 m (10,722 ft)

The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake.

The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[1]

These ranges include the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peak metres feet
Mount Unwin 3,268 10,722
Mount Charlton 3,217 10,555
Mount Mary Vaux 3,201 10,502
Coronet Mountain 3,152 10,342
Llysfran Peak 3,141 10,306
Mount Moffat 3,090 10,138
Samson Peak 3,081 10,109
Mount Paul 2,805 9,203
Leah Peak 2,801 9,190
Opal Peak 2,800 9,187
Mount Julian 2,760 9,056
Helmet Mountain 2,612 8,570

[edit] References

  1. ^ Queen Elizabeth Ranges on Peakfinder