Nikanassin Range

Nikanassin Range
Cardinal River flowing east through the Nikanassin Range
Highest point
Peak	Blackface Mountain
Elevation	2,867 m (9,406 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W[2]
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) W-E[3]
Width	66 km (41 mi) N-S[3]
Area	2,760 km^2 (1,070 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Nikanassin Range Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	53°04′N 117°34′W[4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83F4 Miette[4]

The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. Nikanassin means "first range" in Cree.

The range has an extent of 2,760 square kilometres (1,070 sq mi),[3] with a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from north-west to south-east, and a width of 66 kilometres (41 mi). Its highest point is Blackface Mountain, with a height of 2,867 metres (9,406 ft).[1]

Numerous seams of coal are found in this range, with past and present mines at Cadomin, Mountain Park and Luscar.[5]

The range gives the name to the Nikanassin Formation, a stratigraphical unit of late Jurassic age that has its stratotype in this region.

Peaks

Mountain/Peak	Elevation (m/ft)		Location
Blackface Mountain	2,867	9,406	52°53′58″N 117°24′36″W
Climax Mountain	2,823	9,262	52°54′17″N 117°25′16″W[6]
Deception Mountain	2,819	9,249	52°52′09″N 117°23′51″W[7]
Mount Lindsay	2,743	8,999	52°51′36″N 117°22′26″W[8]
Mount Bryant	2,621	8,599	53°01′00″N 117°34′41″W[9]
Overturn Mountain	2,560	8,400	53°03′15″N 117°42′11″W[10]

Gallery

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  Nikanassin Range over the foothills

See also

• Ranges of the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Topographic map of Blackface Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
2. "Blackface Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
3. "Nikanassin Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
4. "Nikanassin Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
5. "Nikanassin Range". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
6. "Topographic map of Climax Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
7. "Topographic map of Deception Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
8. "Topographic map of Mount Lindsay". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
9. "Topographic map of Mount Bryant". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
10. "Topographic map of Overturn Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.