Rainbow Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Robson |
Elevation | 3,954 m (12,972 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,829 m (9,281 ft) [2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 53°06′38″N 119°09′23″W / 53.11056°N 119.15639°W [3] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | British Columbia and Alberta |
Range coordinates | 53°03′N 119°03′W / 53.050°N 119.050°W [5] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83D15 Lucerne [5] |
The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivisions of the Northern Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Its highest summit, and the highest in the Canadian Rockies, is Mount Robson 3,954 m (12,972 ft), followed by nearby Resplendent Mountain 3,425 m (11,237 ft).
Name | Elevation | Prominence | FA | Easiest route | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | ||||
Mount Robson | 3,954 | 12,972 | 2,829 | 9,281 | 1913 | South face (UIAA IV) | 53°6'38"N, 119°9'24"W |
Resplendent Mountain | 3,425 | 11,237 | 483 | 1,585 | 1911 | North face (UIAA II) | 53°5'15"N, 119°5'53"W |
The Helmet | 3,420 | 11,220 | 128 | 420 | 1928 | 53°6'54"N, 119°8'30"W | |
Lynx Mountain | 3,192 | 10,472 | 425 | 1,394 | 1913 | 53°7'35"N, 119°2'53"W | |
Tatei Ridge | 2,911 | 9,551 | 80 | 260 | Tatei is the Stoney Indian word for "wind" | 53°9'39"N, 119°4'46"W | |
Mount Waffl | 2,890 | 9,480 | 163 | 535 | |||
Mount Kain | 2,880 | 9,450 | 239 | 784 | 1934 | Basic rock climb | 53°3'8"N, 119°2'25"W |
Titkana Peak | 2,804 | 9,199 | 397 | 1,302 | 1908 | 53°9'18"N, 119°3'54"W | |
Rearguard Mountain | 2,744 | 9,003 | 454 | 1,490 | 1913 | Glacier travel, scramble | 53°8'38"N, 119°7'35"W |
Razor Peak | 2,667 | 8,750 | 656 | 2,152 | |||
Extinguisher Tower | 2,393 | 7,851 | 48 | 157 | 53°7'10"N, 119°5'44"W | ||
Campion Mountain | 2,137 | 7,011 | 75 | 246 |