Slate Range
Encyclopedia
The Slate Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
, located in Banff National Park
, Canada
. The range is named after slate
, the primary composition of the mountains in the area.
The Lake Louise Mountain Resort
is on the southern slopes of this range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
, located in Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The range is named after slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
, the primary composition of the mountains in the area.
The Lake Louise Mountain Resort
Lake Louise Mountain Resort
The Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It can be reached from Banff, from where it is a 35 to 45 minute drive west on Trans-Canada Highway, or Calgary, a 2-hour drive...
is on the southern slopes of this range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Richardson Mount Richardson (Alberta) Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.The Lake... |
3,086 | 10,125 |
| Pika Peak Pika Peak Pika Peak is a mountain located between Mount Richardson and Ptarmigan Peak in Banff National Park. The mountain was named in 1928 after the pika, the small "rock rabbit" that inhabits alpine regions.... |
3,053 | 10,017 |
| Ptarmigan Peak | 3,035 | 9,958 |
| Fossil Mountain Fossil Mountain (Alberta) Fossil Mountain is a mountain located south of Skoki Mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1906 by M.P. Bridgland, of the first ascent party, after the numerous fossils that can be found on its slopes.... |
2,946 | 9,666 |
| Redoubt Mountain Redoubt Mountain Redoubt Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. It forms the southern buttress of Boulder Pass.... |
2,902 | 9,521 |
| Lipalian Mountain Lipalian Mountain Lipalian Mountain was named by William C. Gussow in 1958. It is located in the Slate Range in Alberta.... |
2,710 | 8,892 |
| Skoki Mountain Skoki Mountain Skoki Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is situated towards the east of the Skoki Valley, at the head of the Red Deer River, and is part of the Slate Range. At the base of the mountain lies Skoki Lodge, a historic ski lodge constructed in 1931, where... |
2,707 | 8,882 |
| Anthozoan Mountain Anthozoan Mountain Anthozoan Mountain is a mountain in the Slate Range in Alberta, Canada, named in 1925. Fossilized anthozoans are found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain.... |
2,695 | 8,842 |
| Brachiopod Mountain Brachiopod Mountain Brachiopod Mountain was named by James F. Porter for the fossil brachiopods found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. It is located in the Slate Range in Alberta.... |
2,667 | 8,750 |
| Whitehorn Mountain | 2,637 | 8,652 |
| Heather Ridge | 2,636 | 8,650 |