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Vermilion Range (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 51°05′N 116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W / 51.083; -116.083
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Vermilion Range
View from Highway 93 looking north at Mt. Verendrye (center) and Mt. Wardle (right)
Highest point
PeakFoster Peak
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)[1]
Prominence996 m (3,268 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°03′56″N 116°09′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W / 51.06556; -116.16417[3]
Dimensions
Length46 km (29 mi) N-S[4]
Width33 km (21 mi) E-W[4]
Area568 km2 (219 sq mi)[4]
Geography
Vermilion Range is located in British Columbia
Vermilion Range
Vermilion Range
Location in SE British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Range coordinates51°05′N 116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W / 51.083; -116.083[6]
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir[6]

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in British Columbia, Canada. The range is west of the Vermilion River and east of the headwaters of the Kootenay River.[5]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[4]

Name Elevation Prominence
m ft m ft
Foster Peak 3,204 10,512 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002996000000000000"|996 3,268
Tumbling Peak 3,145 10,318 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002685000000000000"|685 2,247
Mount Verendrye 3,085 10,121 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002515000000000000"|515 1,690
Hewitt Peak 3,066 10,059 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002548000000000000"|548 1,798
Floe Peak 3,006 9,862 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002436000000000000"|436 1,430
Mount Drysdale 2,932 9,619 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002162000000000000"|162 531
Mount Gray 2,886 9,469 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002136000000000000"|136 446
Limestone Peak 2,878 9,442 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001510000000000000"|51 167
Mount Wardle 2,805 9,203 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002362000000000000"|362 1,188
Numa Mountain 2,721 8,927 | style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002391000000000000"|391 1,283

References

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Foster Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ^ "Foster Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Foster Peak, Kootenay Land District". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. ^ a b c d "Vermillion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. ^ a b "Vermilion Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ a b "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

See also