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Mount Gray (Vermilion Range)
Mountain in Kootenay NP, British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Gray is a 2,886-metre (9,469-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park in the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Tumbling Peak, 3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the southeast.[1] The mountain is part of what is known as the Rockwall which is an escarpment of the Vermilion Range. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometre (34 mile) traverse of alpine passes, subalpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 m (2,953 ft) above the trail.[4]
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Mount Gray | |
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![]() Mount Gray seen from Rockwall Pass | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,886 m (9,469 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 136 m (446 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Tumbling Peak (3145 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°07′46″N 116°15′47″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Kootenay National Park British Columbia, Canada |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Parent range | Vermilion Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian[3] |
Type of rock | Ottertail Limestone[3] |
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