The Palliser Range is a
mountain range of the
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...
that lies in the extreme southeast corner of
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...
,
Alberta,
Canada.
The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...
.
Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka () ("Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda) is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is long and deep, making it the 2nd longest lake in the mou ...
marks the southern boundary of the range while the
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 ...
marks the northern boundary. Its eastern reaches are marked by the
Blackrock Mountain of the Ghost River Area. The range was named by the
Palliser expedition as it appears on one of the maps produced by the expedition. The range gives the name to the
Palliser Formation, a stratigraphical unit prominently featured in the mountains of this range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
See also
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Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
References
Mountain ranges of Alberta
Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
Mountains of Banff National Park
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