Clark Range (Canada) facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids Clark Range |
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Mount Blakiston in southwest Alberta
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Highest point | |
Peak | Long Knife Peak |
Elevation | 2,982 m (9,783 ft) |
Geography | |
Countries | Canada and United States |
Range coordinates | 49°10′59″N 114°23′03″W / 49.18306°N 114.38417°W |
Parent range | Border Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82G/01 |
The Clark Range is a mountain range that forms part of the Continental Divide and also the boundary between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. A small portion of the range extends into the far northwestern section of Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. It is the easternmost of the Border Ranges subdivision of the Canadian Rockies. The range is named for Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
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Long Knife Peak | 2,982 | 9,784 |
Mount Blakiston | 2,932 | 9,619 |
Anderson Peak | 2,698 | 8,852 |
Kenow Mountain | 2,697 | 8,850 |
Mount Alderson | 2,692 | 8,831 |
Mount Haig | 2,610 | 8,563 |
Miskwasini Peak | 2,594 | 8,510 |
Scarpe Mountain | 2,591 | 8,501 |
Langemarck Mountain | 2,575 | 8,450 |
Commerce Peak | 2,554 | 8,381 |
Tombstone Mountain | 2,514 | 8,250 |
Mount Matkin | 2,418 | 7,933 |
Packhorse Peak | 2,411 | 7,910 |
Mount Richards | 2,377 | 7,799 |
Font Mountain | 2,353 | 7,720 |
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