The Front Ranges are a group of

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s in the

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of eastern

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and western

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. It is lowest and the easternmost of the three main subranges 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 i ...

, located east of the

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and

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rivers and a

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extending northwest of

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to McGregor Pass.

Subranges

Bare Range The Bare Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located south of the Red Deer River valley in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named for the "bareness" of or lack of trees on the gentle slopes of the range. This range includ ...

Bighorn Range The Bighorn Mountains ( cro, Basawaxaawúua, lit=our mountains or cro, Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua, label=none, lit=bighorn sheep's mountains) are a mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a nort ...

* Bosche Range * De Smet Range * Elk Range *

Fairholme Range The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of t ...

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Fisher Range The Front Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is lowest and the easternmost of the three main subranges of the Continental Ranges, located east of the Bull and ...

* Goat Range * Greenhills Range *

High Rock Range The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the Continental Divide, north of the Crowsne ...

* Highwood Range *

Jacques Range The Jacques Range is a mountain range in the Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, located south of Highway 16 and Jasper Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. This range includes the following mountains and peaks: See also * Ran ...

* Kananaskis Range * Lizard Range * Maligne Range *

Miette Range The Miette Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located south of Highway 16 Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to: International * Asian Highway 16 * European route E16 * European route E016 Australia - Thompsons Road (Vi ...

* Murchison Group *

Nikanassin Range The Nikanassin Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the eastern edge of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is developed south-east of the Fiddle Range, and one of the front ranges. ''Nikanassin'' means "first ra ...

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Palliser Range The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies. Lake ...

Queen Elizabeth Ranges The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past ...

Ram Range The Ram Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located in David Thompson Country, Canada. The range extends southeast from Abraham Lake to the Ram River The Ram River is a river rising in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. It flows eastwa ...

* Sawback Range * Slate Range * Taylor Range * Vermilion Range *

Victoria Cross Ranges The Victoria Cross Ranges ( to ) are a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies, located to the northwest of Jasper. Of the 19 peaks contained within this range, five are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross. The area of ...

* Whitegoat Peaks * Wisukitsak Range

References

* Ranges of the Canadian Rockies {{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub