Queen Elizabeth Ranges

Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Seen from Maligne lake
Highest point
Peak	Mount Unwin
Elevation	3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Coordinates	52°36′36″N 117°31′41.9″W / 52.61000°N 117.528306°W / 52.61000; -117.528306Coordinates: 52°36′36″N 117°31′41.9″W / 52.61000°N 117.528306°W / 52.61000; -117.528306
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	Canadian Rockies

The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake. The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Canada's sovereign.^[1]

These ranges include the following mountains and peaks:^[1]

Mountain/Peak	metres	feet
Mount Unwin	3,268	10,722
Mount Charlton	3,217	10,555
Mount Mary Vaux	3,201	10,502
Coronet Mountain	3,152	10,342
Llysfran Peak	3,141	10,306
Mount Moffat	3,090	10,138
Samson Peak	3,081	10,109
Mount Paul	2,805	9,203
Leah Peak	2,801	9,190
Opal Peak	2,800	9,187
Mount Julian	2,760	9,056
Helmet Mountain	2,612	8,570

References

1 2 "Queen Elizabeth Ranges". Peakfinder. Retrieved 2004-11-26.

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