Queen Elizabeth Ranges

The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake. The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II as Canada's sovereign.^[4]

Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Seen from Maligne Lake
Highest point
Peak	Mount Unwin
Elevation	3,268 m (10,722 ft)[1]
Coordinates	52°36′39″N 117°31′42″W[2]
Geography
Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Range coordinates	52°45′N 117°37′W[3]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls[3]

These ranges include the following mountains and peaks:^[4]

Mountain/Peak	Elevation		Coordinates
	m	ft
Mount Unwin	3,268	10,722	52°36'39"N, 117°31'42"W
Mount Charlton	3,217	10,554	52°36'41"N, 117°30'40"W
Mount Mary Vaux	3,201	10,502
Maligne Mountain	3,200	10,500	52°39'6"N, 117°23'59"W
Coronet Mountain	3,152	10,341
Llysfran Peak	3,141	10,305
Mount Moffat	3,090	10,140
Samson Peak	3,081	10,108	52°40'49"N, 117°30'38"W
Mount Paul	2,805	9,203	52°36'55"N, 117°25'40"W
Leah Peak	2,801	9,190	52°42'44"N, 117°33'14"W
Opal Peak	2,800	9,200	52°45'10"N, 117°35'40"W
Mount Julian	2,760	9,060	52°34'20"N, 117°26'30"W
Helmet Mountain	2,612	8,570

See also

• Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. "Mount Unwin". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
2. "Mount Unwin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
3. "Queen Elizabeth Ranges". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
4. "Queen Elizabeth Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-11-26.