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Coordinates: 50°51′14″N 115°15′53″W / 50.85389°N 115.26472°W / 50.85389; -115.26472
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{{short description|Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Geobox|Range
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Kananaskis Range
| name=Kananaskis Range
| image=Fortress Gusty aerial1.jpg
| photo=Fortress Gusty aerial1.jpg
| image_caption=The Fortress (upper center), Mount Chester (right) and Gusty Peak (left and ridge foreground)
| photo_caption=The Fortress (upper centre), Mount Chester (right) and Gusty Peak (left and ridge foreground)
| etymology=
| etymology=
| country=Canada
| country=[[Canada]]
| region_type=Province
| region_type=Province
| region=Alberta
| region=[[Alberta]]
| parent=Canadian Rockies | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny=
| parent=Canadian Rockies
| border= | geology= | period= | orogeny=
| highest=Mount Galatea
| highest=[[Mount Galatea]]
| highest_elevation=3185
| elevation_m=3185
| elevation_ref=<ref name=GemMap1998/>
| highest_lat_d=50|highest_lat_m=50|highest_lat_s=20|highest_lat_NS=N
| length_km=44 | length_ref=<ref name=peakbagger/>
| highest_long_d=115|highest_long_m=16|highest_long_s=30|highest_long_EW=W
| width_km =25 | width_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/>
| map=|map_caption=}}
| coordinates = {{coord|50|50|23|N|115|16|26|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline}}
| coordinates_ref=<ref name=cgndb_galatea>{{cite cgndb|id=IAFWW|name=Mount Galatea|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
| range_coordinates = {{coord|50|51|14|N|115|15|53|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates_ref=<ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IAPTY|name=Kananaskis Range|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
| map=Canada Alberta
| map_caption=
| topo_map = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82J14<ref name=cgndb/>
}}


The '''Kananaskis Range''' is a [[mountain range]] west of the [[Kananaskis River]] in the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the [[Battle of Jutland]].
The '''Kananaskis Range''' is a [[mountain range]] west of the [[Kananaskis River]] in the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the [[Battle of Jutland]].

Mount Bogart is named after D.B. Dowling. Bogart was his mother's maiden name and his middle name. D.B. Dowling surveyed the area in the early 1900s for the Geographical Society of Canada. Tower was named after Francis George Towers an early homesteader of the region. Mt McDougal another early homesteader Archie McDougal of Carstairs. Mts. Evans Thomas named after Thomas Oldham Evans an early homesteader.


Peaks of this range include:
Peaks of this range include:
{| border=0 cellspacing=5 style="margin-left:3em"
{| border=0 cellspacing=5 style="margin-left:3em"
! align=left|Mountain/Peak ||metres||align="right" width=50|feet
! align=left|Mountain/Peak ||Elevation||align="right" width=50|
|-
|-
|[[Mount Galatea]] ||align="right"|3,185 ||align=right|10,450
|[[Mount Galatea]] ||{{convert|3185|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Wind Mountain]] ||{{convert|3153|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[The Tower (Alberta)|The Tower]] ||align="right"|3,124 ||align=right|10,250
|-
|[[Mount Bogart]] ||{{convert|3144|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[The Tower (Alberta)|The Tower]] ||{{convert|3124|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Mount Chester]] ||align="right"|3,054 ||align=right|10,020
|-
|-
|[[Mount James Walker]] ||align="right"|3,035 ||align=right| 9,958
|[[Mount Sparrowhawk]] ||{{convert|3121|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Lougheed]] ||{{convert|3107|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[The Fortress (Alberta)|The Fortress]]||align="right"|3,000 ||align=right| 9,843
|-
|-
|[[Gusty Peak]] ||align="right"|3,000 ||align=right| 9,843
|[[Mount Chester]] ||{{convert|3054|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Inflexible]] ||align="right"|3,000 ||align=right| 9,843
|[[Mount James Walker]] ||{{convert|3035|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Cornwell (Alberta)|Mount Cornwell]] ||align="right"|2,972 ||align=right| 9,750
|[[The Fortress (Alberta)|The Fortress]]||{{convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Engadine]] ||align="right"|2,970 ||align=right| 9,745
|[[Gusty Peak]] ||{{convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Buller Mountain]] ||align="right"|2,805 ||align=right| 9,203
|[[Mount Inflexible]] ||{{convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Lawson]] ||align="right"|2,795 ||align=right| 9,170
|[[Mount Engadine]] ||{{convert|2970|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|[[Mount Kent]] ||align="right"|2,635 ||align=right| 8,645
|[[Mount Kidd]] ||{{convert|2958|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|[[Mount Buller (Alberta)|Mount Buller]] ||{{convert|2805|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|[[Mount Lawson (Alberta)|Mount Lawson]] ||{{convert|2795|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|[[Mount Kent (Canada)|Mount Kent]] ||{{convert|2635|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|[[Mount Lorette (Alberta)|Mount Lorette]] ||{{convert|2487|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<div class="references-small"><references/>
<ref name=GemMap1998>
*[http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=141340 Peakbager] - Kananaskis range
<!-- ISBN differs from later map editions -->
</div>
{{cite map|publisher=Gem Trek Publishing|title=Canmore and Kananaskis Village | section=D3

| date=1998|scale=1:50,000|isbn=1-895526-22-1|url=https://www.gemtrek.com/maps/canmore-kananaskis-map/|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
<ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger |rid=141340 |name=Kananaskis range|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
}}
{{Commonscat|Kananaskis Range}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Rocky Mountains]]
[[Category:Ranges of the Canadian Rockies]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Canada]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Alberta]]

[[Category:Mountains of Alberta]]

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{{Alberta-geo-stub}}
{{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 15:47, 4 February 2024

Kananaskis Range
The Fortress (upper centre), Mount Chester (right) and Gusty Peak (left and ridge foreground)
Highest point
PeakMount Galatea
Elevation3,185 m (10,449 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°50′23″N 115°16′26″W / 50.83972°N 115.27389°W / 50.83972; -115.27389[2]
Dimensions
Length44 km (27 mi)[3]
Width25 km (16 mi)[3]
Geography
Kananaskis Range is located in Alberta
Kananaskis Range
Kananaskis Range
LandKanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates50°51′14″N 115°15′53″W / 50.85389°N 115.26472°W / 50.85389; -115.26472[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J14[4]

The Kananaskis Range is a mountain range west of the Kananaskis River in the Canadian Rockies. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the Battle of Jutland.

Mount Bogart is named after D.B. Dowling. Bogart was his mother's maiden name and his middle name. D.B. Dowling surveyed the area in the early 1900s for the Geographical Society of Canada. Tower was named after Francis George Towers an early homesteader of the region. Mt McDougal another early homesteader Archie McDougal of Carstairs. Mts. Evans Thomas named after Thomas Oldham Evans an early homesteader.

Peaks of this range include:

Mountain/Peak Elevation
Mount Galatea 3,185 m (10,449 ft)
Wind Mountain 3,153 m (10,344 ft)
Mount Bogart 3,144 m (10,315 ft)
The Tower 3,124 m (10,249 ft)
Mount Sparrowhawk 3,121 m (10,240 ft)
Mount Lougheed 3,107 m (10,194 ft)
Mount Chester 3,054 m (10,020 ft)
Mount James Walker 3,035 m (9,957 ft)
The Fortress 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Gusty Peak 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Mount Inflexible 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Mount Engadine 2,970 m (9,744 ft)
Mount Kidd 2,958 m (9,705 ft)
Mount Buller 2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Mount Lawson 2,795 m (9,170 ft)
Mount Kent 2,635 m (8,645 ft)
Mount Lorette 2,487 m (8,159 ft)

References

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  1. ^ Canmore and Kananaskis Village (Map). 1:50,000. Gem Trek Publishing. 1998. § D3. ISBN 1-895526-22-1. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. ^ "Mount Galatea". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ^ a b "Kananaskis range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. ^ a b "Kananaskis Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.