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The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare and Palliser Ranges.

Vermilion Range
Mount Brewster as seen from Sulphur Mountain in 2010
Highest point
PeakCascade Mountain
Elevation2,998 m (9,836 ft)[1]
Coordinates51°16′05″N 115°34′56″W[2]
Dimensions
Length56 km (35 mi) N-S[3]
Width35 km (22 mi) E-W[3]
Area551 km2 (213 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Location in SW Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates51°22′N 115°43′W[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders onSawback Range, Bare Range, Palliser Range and Fairholme Range
Topo mapNTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeet
Cascade Mountain2,9989,836
Flints Peak2,9509,682
Mount Brewster2,8599,380
Prow Mountain2,8589,377
Mount Norquay2,5228,275

Geology


The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]


Climate


Based on the Köppen climate classification, the range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).


References


  1. "Cascade Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. "Cascade Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. "Vermillion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  5. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

See also



На других языках


- [en] Vermilion Range (Alberta)

[fr] Chaînon Vermilion (Alberta)

Le chaînon Vermilion, Vermilion Range en anglais, est une chaîne de montagnes située dans les Rocheuses canadiennes, dans le parc national de Banff, en Alberta au Canada. Cette chaîne est située à l'est du chaînon Sawback et à l'ouest des chaînons Bare et Palliser.



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