The Park Ranges, also known as the Main Ranges, are a group of
mountain range
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s in the
Canadian Rockies
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of southeastern
British Columbia
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and southwestern
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It is one of the three main subranges and the most central of the
Continental Ranges
The Continental Ranges is a major grouping of mountain ranges in the Rocky Mountains located in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta. It is a physiographic designation for use by geologists and is not used by the general public; it is no ...
, extending from southeast of Mount McGregor to the Fernie Basin.
Subranges
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Blackwater Range
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Blue Range
The Blue Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide in Banff National Park
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Bow Range
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Chaba Icefield
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Clemenceau-Chaba
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Columbia Icefield
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Drummond Group
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Freshfields
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Harrison Group
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Hooker Icefield
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Kitchen Range
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Le Grand Brazeau
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McKale-Chalco Divide
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Mitchell Range
The Mitchell Range is a subrange of the Hogem Ranges of the Omineca Mountains
The Omineca Mountains, also known as "the Ominecas", are a group of remote mountain ranges in the Boreal Cordillera of north-central British Columbia, Canada. They ...
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Morkill Ranges
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Ottertail Range
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Geography
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Rainbow Range
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Royal Group
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Selwyn Range
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Spray Mountains
The Spray Mountains is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located in southwestern Alberta
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Sundance Range
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The Ramparts
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Trident Range
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Van Horne Range
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Vermilion Range
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Wapta Icefield
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Waputik Icefield
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Waputik Mountains
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President Range
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Winston Churchill Range
References
Park Rangesin the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
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