Rainbow Range (Rocky Mountains)

Rainbow Range (Rocky Mountains)

Geobox | Range
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image_size=275
image_caption=Left to Right: Whitehorn Mountain, Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson, Resplendent Mountain, in British Columbia, Canada
country=Canada
region=British Columbia
parent=Canadian Rockies
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highest=Mount Robson
highest_elevation=3954
highest_lat_d=53|highest_lat_m=06|highest_lat_s=37|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=119|highest_long_m=09|highest_long_s=24|highest_long_EW=W


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The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivions of the Northern Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park. It is only about 1900 km² (730 sq mi) in area.

Its highest summit, and the highest in the Canadian Rockies, is Mount Robson 3959 m (12989 ft), followed by nearby Resplendent Mountain 3408 m (11181 ft) and Mount Kain 2863 m (9393 ft).

ee also

*Ranges of the Canadian Rockies

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=141032 Peakbegger] - Rainbow Range
* [http://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1613 Bivouac] - Rainbow Range

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