Flathead Range (Canada)
The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, east of Fernie, in the Kootenay Land District. It stretches 27 km (17 mi) lengthwise north–south from Crowsnest Pass to North Kootenay Pass. The range's toponym was officially adopted on 30 June 1912 by the Geographic Board of Canada, and was named in association with the Flathead River.
The highest peak is Mount Ptolemy, with an elevation of 2,815 m (9,236 ft).
Summits
Peak | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | ||
Andy Good Peak | 2,662 | 8,734 | 262 | 860 | 49°33′55″N 114°35′17″W / 49.56528°N 114.58806°W |
Centre Mountain | 2,601 | 8,533 | 310 | 1,020 | 49°24′46″N 114°36′27″W / 49.41278°N 114.60750°W |
Chinook Peak | 2,591 | 8,501 | 246 | 807 | 49°35′8″N 114°36′36″W / 49.58556°N 114.61000°W |
Mount Coulthard | 2,645 | 8,678 | 255 | 837 | 49°33′26″N 114°34′22″W / 49.55722°N 114.57278°W |
Mount Darrah | 2,755 | 9,039 | 428 | 1,404 | 49°28′22″N 114°35′37″W / 49.47278°N 114.59361°W |
Mount McGladrey | 2,638 | 8,655 | 198 | 650 | 49°30′36″N 114°35′14″W / 49.51000°N 114.58722°W |
Mount McLaren | 2,301 | 7,549 | 220 | 720 | 49°34′59″N 114°34′5″W / 49.58306°N 114.56806°W |
Mount Parrish | 2,530 | 8,300 | 161 | 528 | 49°34′30″N 114°35′17″W / 49.57500°N 114.58806°W |
Mount Pengelly | 2,586 | 8,484 | 226 | 741 | 49°30′6″N 114°35′46″W / 49.50167°N 114.59611°W |
Mount Ptolemy | 2,815 | 9,236 | 885 | 2,904 | 49°32′56″N 114°37′52″W / 49.54889°N 114.63111°W |
Sentry Mountain | 2,435 | 7,989 | 205 | 673 | 49°36′41″N 114°38′18″W / 49.61139°N 114.63833°W |
See also
References
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Ptolemy". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Mount Ptolemy". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Flathead Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Flathead Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Flathead Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
External links
- Flathead Range: weather forecast