Kananaskis Range

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.

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[2]
Dimensions
Length44 km (27 mi) [3]
Width25 km (16 mi) [3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates50°51′14″N 115°15′53″W[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies

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/PeakElevation
Mount Galatea3,185 m (10,449 ft)
Wind Mountain3,153 m (10,344 ft)
Mount Bogart3,144 m (10,315 ft)
The Tower3,124 m (10,249 ft)
Mount Sparrowhawk3,121 m (10,240 ft)
Mount Lougheed3,107 m (10,194 ft)
Mount Chester3,054 m (10,020 ft)
Mount James Walker3,035 m (9,957 ft)
The Fortress3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Gusty Peak3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Mount Inflexible3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Mount Engadine2,970 m (9,744 ft)
Mount Kidd2,958 m (9,705 ft)
Mount Buller2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Mount Lawson2,795 m (9,170 ft)
Mount Kent2,635 m (8,645 ft)
Mount Lorette2,487 m (8,159 ft)

References

  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. "Kananaskis range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. "Kananaskis Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.


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