Palliser Range

The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Palliser Range
Mount Aylmer, August 1994
Highest point
PeakMount Aylmer
Elevation3,162 m (10,374 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Geography
Location of Palliser Range in Alberta
Palliser Range (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Range coordinates51°23′N 115°34′W[2]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders onBare Range
Topo mapNTS 82O/05[2]

The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies.[3]

Lake Minnewanka marks the southern boundary of the range while the Bare Range marks the northern boundary. Its eastern reaches are marked by the Blackrock Mountain of the Ghost River Area. The range was named by the Palliser expedition as it appears on one of the maps produced by the expedition. The range gives the name to the Palliser Formation, a stratigraphical unit prominently featured in the mountains of this range.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/PeakElevation
Mount Aylmer3,162 m (10,374 ft)
Puma Peak3,120 m (10,236 ft)
Revenant Mountain3,065 m (10,056 ft)
Apparition Mountain3,002 m (9,849 ft)
Mount Astley2,869 m (9,413 ft)

See also

References

  1. "Mount Aylmer". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Palliser Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. "Palliser Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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