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Relief of Alberta
Mount John Laurie (Yamnuska)
View from Medicine Lake
View from Sulphur Mountain
View from Lake Minnewanka
View from Abraham Lake
View from Bow Lake
View from Waterton LakeMost of Alberta's mountains are found in the south-western part of the province of Alberta on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies . Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills. The peaks of the Canadian Rockies are majestic, many of them reaching a height of more than three km above the sea level. Alberta's southwestern boundary is traced on the Continental Divide, along the high ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and many peaks are located on the Alberta/British Columbia border. The Caribou Mountains are located in the northern extremity of Alberta, forming an elevated plateau in the northern plains and wetlands. They reach an altitude of 1,030 m, almost 700 m higher than the surrounding area. While not considered mountains, the Cypress Hills, located in south-eastern Alberta, on the Saskatchewan border, constitutes the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador. They reach a maximum elevation of 1,468 m, 600 m above the surrounding prairie.
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List of Mountains
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Highest peaks
- Mount Columbia - 3,747m (12,294 ft)
- Twin Peaks massif - 3,684m (12,087 ft)
- Mount Alberta - 3,619m (11,874 ft)
- Mount Assiniboine - 3,616m (11,864 ft)
- Mount Forbes - 3,612m (11,851 ft)
- Mount Temple - 3,543m (11,624 ft)
- Mount Brazeau - 3,525m (11,562 ft)
- Snow Dome - 3,520m (11,546 ft)
- Mount Kitchener - 3,505m (11,500 ft)
- Mount Lyell - 3,504m (11,493 ft)
List of ranges
Main article: Ranges of the Canadian Rockies- Bare Range
- Blairmore Range
- Blue Range
- Bosche Range
- Brazeau Range
- Caribou Mountains
- Clark Range (Border Ranges)
- Colin Range
- Elk Range
- Fairholme Range
- Fiddle Range
- Fisher Range
- High Rock Range
- Jacques Range
- Kananaskis Range
- Livingstone Range
- Maligne Range
- Massive Range
- Miette Range
- Misty Range
- Palliser Range
- Queen Elizabeth Ranges
- Ram Range
- Sawback Range
- Sir Winston Churchill Range
- Slate Range
- De Smet Range
- Valley of the Ten Peaks
- Vermilion Range
- Victoria Cross Ranges
- Waputik Range
List of passes
The Rockies are crossed through east-west alpine passes, such as:
- Abbot Pass
- Crowsnest Pass
- Kicking Horse Pass
- Kiwetinok Pass
- Sunwapta Pass
- Weary Creek Gap
- Yellowhead Pass
See also
- Geography of Alberta
- List of mountains in Canada
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
References
External links
- Statistics Canada - Principal heights by range or region
- Peakfinder
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