The Park Ranges, also known as the Main Ranges, are a group of
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
s in the
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies () 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 of the Canadian Cordillera, w ...
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, extending from southeast of
Mount McGregor to the
Fernie Basin.
Subranges
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Ball Range
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Blackwater Range
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Blue Range
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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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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 ...
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McKale-Chalco Divide
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Mitchell Range
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Morkill Ranges
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Ottertail Range
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Rainbow Range
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Royal Group
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Selwyn Range
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Spray Mountains
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Sundance Range
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South Jasper Ranges
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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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Waputik Range
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Winston Churchill Range
References
Park Rangesin the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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