Slate Range
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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.
The Lake Louise Mountain Resort is developed on the southern slopes of this range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
---|---|---|
Mount Richardson | 3,086 | 10,125 |
Pika Peak | 3,053 | 10,017 |
Ptarmigan Peak | 3,035 | 9,958 |
Fossil Mountain | 2,946 | 9,666 |
Redoubt Mountain | 2,902 | 9,521 |
Lipalian Mountain | 2,710 | 8,892 |
Skoki Mountain | 2,707 | 8,882 |
Anthozoan Mountain | 2,695 | 8,842 |
Brachiopod Mountain | 2,667 | 8,750 |
Whitehorn Mountain | 2,637 | 8,652 |
Heather Ridge | 2,636 | 8,650 |
NOTE: There is also a Slate Range in California located just west of Death Valley National Park. It lies between Panamint Valley and Searles Valley. The highest point in this Slate Range is just over 5000'.