Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies | |
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Location of the Canadian Rockies |
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Highest peak | Mount Robson ( 3954 m ) |
location | Alberta , British Columbia (Canada) |
part of | Rocky mountains |
Coordinates | 53 ° 7 ′ N , 119 ° 9 ′ W |
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are that part of the North American Rocky Mountains that lies in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia . They border the US states of Idaho and Montana . The northern end is on the Liard Plain in British Columbia. Its highest point is the 3954 m high Mount Robson .
Contrary to the widespread assumption that the Rocky Mountains also include the mountains in Alaska , the mountains north of the Liard River are called Mackenzie Mountains , but do not belong to the Rocky Mountains. The mountain ranges west of the Rocky Mountains in southern British Columbia are called the Columbia Mountains and are also not part of the Rocky Mountains.
geology
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are the easternmost part of the Canadian Cordillera , the name for all mountain ranges in Western Canada. These are in turn part of the American Cordilleras , the name of the entire American mountain range from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
The Canadian Rocky Mountains lie in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta , they are bounded to the east by the Canadian prairies in Alberta and to the west by the Rocky Mountain Trench in British Columbia.
The Canadian Rockies are further broken down into:
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Northern Rocky Mountains (the northern part), with
- Muskwa Ranges
- Hart ranges as well
- Continental Ranges (the southern part) with,
Highest elevations
See list of tallest mountains in the Canadian Rockies
- Mount Robson, 3954 m
- Mount Columbia , 3747 m (highest mountain in Alberta )
National parks and provincial parks
There are five national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Four of them include the world natural heritage of the Rocky Mountains under the name Canadian Rocky Mountains National Parks . These four parks are:
The fifth park belongs to the
together with its sister park Glacier National Park on the American side under the common name Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park also a World Heritage Site.
Provincial parks that are part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site :
There are also other provincial parks in the Canadian Rockies. In British Columbia these include a .:
- Elk Lakes Provincial Park
- Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
- Cummins Lakes Provincial Park
- Small River Caves Provincial Park
There are countless other Provincial Parks in British Columbia in the Northern Rocky Mountains . These include:
In Alberta:
- Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
- Bow Valley Provincial Park
- Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park
- Bragg Creek Provincial Park
- Canmore Nordic Center Provincial Park
- Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
- Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
- Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
- Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve
- Sheep River Provincial Park
- Spray Valley Provincial Park
See also
literature
- Roger W. Patillo: The Canadian Rockies: Pioneers, Legends and True Tales . Trafford Publishing 2005, ISBN 1-4120-5627-6 . ( limited online version (Google Books) )
- Brenda Koller: The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide . Hunter Publishing Inc. 2006, ISBN 1-58843-573-3 . ( limited online version (Google Books) )
Web links
- Rocky mountains . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Canadian Rockies on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Canadian Rocky Mountains ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
- Canadian Rockies. In: Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.bridica.com/EBchecked/topic/91984/Canadian-Rockies