Vermilion Range (British Columbia)
The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in British Columbia, Canada. The range is west of the Vermilion River and east of the headwaters of the Kootenay River.[5]
| Vermilion Range | |
|---|---|
 View from Highway 93 looking north at Mt. Verendrye (center) and Mt. Wardle (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Foster Peak |
| Elevation | 3,204 m (10,512 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 996 m (3,268 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°03′56″N 116°09′51″W[3] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) N-S[4] |
| Width | 33 km (21 mi) E-W[4] |
| Area | 568 km2 (219 sq mi)[4] |
| Geography | |
  Location in SE British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
| Range coordinates | 51°05′N 116°05′W[6] |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir[6] |
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[4]
| Name | Elevation | Prominence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | |
| Foster Peak | 10,512
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002996000000000000"|996 |
3,268 | ||
| Tumbling Peak | 10,318
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002685000000000000"|685 |
2,247 | ||
| Mount Verendrye | 10,121
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002515000000000000"|515 |
1,690 | ||
| Hewitt Peak | 10,059
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002548000000000000"|548 |
1,798 | ||
| Floe Peak | 9,862
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002436000000000000"|436 |
1,430 | ||
| Mount Drysdale | 9,619
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002162000000000000"|162 |
531 | ||
| Mount Gray | 9,469
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002136000000000000"|136 |
446 | ||
| Limestone Peak | 9,442
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001510000000000000"|51 |
167 | ||
| Mount Wardle | 9,203
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002362000000000000"|362 |
1,188 | ||
| Numa Mountain | 8,927
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002391000000000000"|391 |
1,283 | ||
References
- "Topographic map of Foster Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- "Foster Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- "Foster Peak, Kootenay Land District". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- "Vermillion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- "Vermilion Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
See also
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