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2. Canadian Rockies - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian Rockies have numerous high peaks and ranges, such as Mount Robson (3,954 metres; 12,972 feet) and Mount Columbia (3,747 m; 12,293 ft). The Canadian Rockies are composed of shale and limestone. Much of the range is protected by national and provincial parks, several of which collectively comprise a World Heritage Site.

3. Geology of the Rocky Mountains - Wikipedia

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   For the Canadian Rockies, the mountain building is analogous to a rug being pushed on a hardwood floor: [14]: 78 the rug bunches up and forms wrinkles (mountains). In Canada, the subduction of the Kula plate and the terranes smashing into the continent are the feet pushing the rug, the ancestral rocks are the rug, and the Canadian Shield in the ...

4. List of mountains of Canada - Wikipedia

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   Canadian Rockies Matterhorn of the Rockies Mount Forbes: 3,612: 11,850: Canadian Rockies Highest in Banff National Park Mount Temple: 3,543: 11,624: Bow Range First 11,000' mountain to be climbed in the Canadian Rockies (1894) Mount Brazeau: 3,525: 11,565: Brazeau Range South of Maligne Lake: Mount Kitchener: 3,505: 11,499: Winston Churchill Range

5. List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies - Wikipedia

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   A list of highest mountains and peaks in the Canadian Rockies over 3,000 m (9,800 ft) is shown below. Sources for the elevation, prominence and first ascent can be found in their respective pages. Sources for the elevation, prominence and first ascent can be found in their respective pages.

6. Ranges of the Canadian Rockies - Wikipedia

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   There is no universally accepted hierarchical division of the Canadian Rockies into subranges. [1] [2] For ease of navigation only, this article follows [1] and divides the Canadian Rockies into Far Northern Rockies, Northern Continental Ranges, Central Main Ranges, Central Front Ranges and Southern Continental Ranges, each of these subdivided in distinct areas and ranges.

7. Rocky Mountains - Wikipedia

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   The Rockies vary in width from 110 to 480 kilometres (70 to 300 miles). The Rocky Mountains contain the highest peaks in central North America. The range's highest peak is Mount Elbert in Colorado at 4,401 metres (14,440 feet) above sea level. Mount Robson in British Columbia, at 3,954 m (12,972 ft), is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.

8. Category:Canadian Rockies - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide; Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site; Canmore, Alberta; E. Elk Valley (British Columbia) F. Fraser Pass; G. Great ...

9. Alberta's Rockies - Wikipedia

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   Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park View on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. This human region is almost identical to the Alberta Mountain forests ecozone. The region contains the Central Front Ranges and the Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and includes the Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, as well as the Kananaskis Country park system and the ...