Flathead Range (Canada) Explained

Flathead Range
Country:Canada
Subdivision2 Type:Provinces
Parent:Crowsnest Range
Borders On:Castle Wildland Provincial Park
Orogeny:Lewis Overthrust
Length Orientation:N-S
Highest:Mount Ptolemy
Elevation M:2815
Coordinates:49.5489°N -114.6311°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Map Size:200
Range Coordinates:49.4497°N -114.5997°W
Range Coordinates Ref:[2]

The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, east of Fernie, in the Kootenay Land District.[3] It stretches lengthwise north–south from Crowsnest Pass to North Kootenay Pass. The range's toponym was officially adopted on 30 June 1912 by the Geographic Board of Canada, and was named in association with the Flathead River.[2]

The highest peak is Mount Ptolemy, with an elevation of .[4]

Summits

Peak ElevationProminenceCoordinates
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La Coulotte Peak

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Notes and References

  1. 21311. Mount Ptolemy. 2023-08-13.
  2. 2022-09-21.
  3. JAXAK. Flathead Range. 2022-09-21.
  4. 19. ranges. Flathead Range. 2022-09-21.