Cloister Mountains
Appearance
Cloister Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Stewart |
Elevation | 3,312 m (10,866 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountain ranges of Canada |
Coordinates | 52°13′09″N 116°56′40″W / 52.21917°N 116.94444°W[2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 24 km (15 mi) N-S[3] |
Width | 27 km (17 mi) E-W[3] |
Area | 349 km2 (135 sq mi)[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Range coordinates | 52°13′01″N 116°49′32″W / 52.21694°N 116.82556°W[4] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Cloister Mountains is a mountain range in Alberta, Canada.[4]
Cloister Mountains were so named on account of the shape of their outline.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mount Stewart". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Mount Stewart, Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ a b c "Cloister Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ a b "Cloister Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 35.