Ogilvie Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ogilvie Mountains
Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park
Highest point
Peak	Mount Frank Rae
Elevation	2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Geography
Country	Canada
Territories	Yukon
Range coordinates	64°22′N 137°16′W / 64.367°N 137.267°W / 64.367; -137.267
Parent range	Yukon Ranges

The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.

Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.

Geography

The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.

The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.

Sub-ranges

• Nahoni Range

Peaks

The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park .

The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.

The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:

• Tombstone Mountain
• Mount Monolith

Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.