Vermilion Range (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 51°05′N 116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W / 51.083; -116.083
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Vermilion Range
View from Highway 93 looking north at Mt. Verendrye (center) and Mt. Wardle (right)
Highest point
PeakFoster Peak
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)[1]
Prominence996 m (3,268 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°03′56″N 116°09′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W / 51.06556; -116.16417[3]
Dimensions
Length46 km (29 mi) N-S[4]
Width33 km (21 mi) E-W[4]
Area568 km2 (219 sq mi)[4]
Geography
Vermilion Range is located in British Columbia
Vermilion Range
Vermilion Range
Location in SE British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Range coordinates51°05′N 116°05′W / 51.083°N 116.083°W / 51.083; -116.083[6]
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir[6]

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]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[4]

Name Elevation Prominence
m ft m ft
Foster Peak 3,204 10,512 996 3,268
Tumbling Peak 3,145 10,318 685 2,247
Mount Verendrye 3,085 10,121 515 1,690
Hewitt Peak 3,066 10,059 548 1,798
Floe Peak 3,006 9,862 436 1,430
Mount Drysdale 2,932 9,619 162 531
Mount Gray 2,886 9,469 136 446
Limestone Peak 2,878 9,442 51 167
Mount Wardle 2,805 9,203 362 1,188
Numa Mountain 2,721 8,927 391 1,283

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Foster Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ^ "Foster Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Foster Peak, Kootenay Land District". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. ^ a b c d "Vermillion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. ^ a b "Vermilion Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ a b "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

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