The Livingstone Range is a
sub-range of the
Canadian Rockies in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It forms the eastern boundary of the Rockies in the south of the province. Its northern boundary is the
Highwood River and it extends to
Crowsnest Pass
Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, ) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border.
Geography
The pass is located in southeast British Columbia an ...
in the south. The
Livingstone and
Oldman River
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s bound it to the west.
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History
The range was named after the explorer
David Livingstone by
Thomas Blakiston, an assistant of
John Palliser, in 1858. When explorer
Peter Fidler climbed Thunder Mountain in 1792, he became the first European to make a recorded ascent in the Canadian Rockies.
Mountains
The mountains and peaks of the Livingstone Range are identified below.
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References
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Mountain ranges of Alberta
Front Ranges