Nikanassin Range facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nikanassin Range
Cardinal River flowing east through the Nikanassin Range
Highest point
Peak	Climax Mountain
Elevation	2,823 m (9,262 ft)
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) W-E
Width	66 km (41 mi) N-S
Area	2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	52°57′N 117°9′W / 52.950°N 117.150°W / 52.950; -117.150
Parent range	Canadian Rockies

The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. Nikanassin means "first range" in Cree.

The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi), with a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from north-west to south-east, and a width of 66 kilometres (41 mi). Its highest point is Climax Mountain, with a height of 2,823 metres (9,262 ft).

Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar.

The range gives the name to the Nikanassin Formation, a stratigraphical unit of late Jurassic age that has its stratotype in this region.

Peaks

Nikanassin Range over the foothills