The Park Ranges, also known as the Main Ranges, are a group of

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s in the

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of southeastern

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and southwestern

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. It is one of the three main subranges and the most central of the

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, extending from southeast of Mount McGregor to the Fernie Basin.

Subranges

* Ball Range * Blackwater Range * Blue Range *

Bow Range The Bow Range is a mountain range of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in association with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada. It is a part of the ...

* Chaba Icefield * Clemenceau-Chaba *

Columbia Icefield The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the ice field lies partly ...

* Drummond Group * Freshfields * Harrison Group *

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* Le Grand Brazeau *

Massive Range The Massive Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in the southwestern area of the Bow River valley in Banff National Park, Canada. This range includes the following mountains and peaks: Geology The rock layers on the w ...

* McKale-Chalco Divide *

Mitchell Range The Mitchell Range is a subrange of the Hogem Ranges of the Omineca Mountains, bounded by Takla Lake and the Nation River in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canad ...

* Morkill Ranges * Ottertail Range * Rainbow Range * Royal Group * Selwyn Range *

Spray Mountains The Spray Mountains is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located in southwestern Alberta, Canada. List of mountains This range includes the following mountains and peaks: References

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Sundance Range The Sundance Range is a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies, south of the town of Banff. It is located on the Continental Divide, which forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Ca ...

South Jasper Ranges The South Jasper Ranges are mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Central Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide, in Jasper National Park (Alberta) and ...

** The Ramparts ** Trident Range * Van Horne Range * Vermilion Range *

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* Waputik Icefield *

Waputik Mountains The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide between Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of , the range is located west of the Howse, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east ...

** President Range **

Waputik Range The Waputik Range lies west of the upper Bow Valley, east of Bath Creek, and south of Balfour Creek in the Canadian Rockies. "Waputik" means "white goat" in Stoney. The range was named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey ...

Winston Churchill Range The Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range in the central section of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies located in Jasper National Park. The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill, former British prime minister. The eastern bound ...

References

Park Ranges
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia {{Alberta-geo-stub