High Rock Range

High Rock Range
Mount Rae from the north, Sept. 2006
Highest point
PeakMount Rae
Elevation3,218 m (10,558 ft)
Coordinates50°37′22″N 114°58′29″W / 50.62278°N 114.97472°W / 50.62278; -114.97472[1]
Dimensions
Length117 km (73 mi) N-S[2]
Width37 km (23 mi) E-W[2]
Area2,172 km2 (839 sq mi)[2]
Geography
High Rock Range is located in Alberta
High Rock Range
High Rock Range
Location of High Rock Range on the Continental Divide
High Rock Range is located in British Columbia
High Rock Range
High Rock Range
High Rock Range (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates50°08′56″N 114°42′21″W / 50.14889°N 114.70583°W / 50.14889; -114.70583[3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J2 Fording River[3]

The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the Continental Divide, north of the Crowsnest Pass and south of the Highwood Pass.[4] It lies partly within Kananaskis Country.

The Misty Range and the Greenhills Range are subdivisions of the High Rock.

The High Rock Range covers a surface area of 2,172 km2 (838 mi2), has a length of 117 km (73 mi) (from north to south) and a width of 37 km (23 mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Mount Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "High Rock Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "High Rock Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "High Rock Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2006-09-20.