Bare Range
Encyclopedia
The Bare Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
, located south of the Red Deer River
valley in Banff National Park
, Canada
. The range is named for the "bareness" of the gentle slopes of the range, namely the lack of trees.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
, located south of the Red Deer River
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...
valley in Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The range is named for the "bareness" of the gentle slopes of the range, namely the lack of trees.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Panther Mountain Panther Mountain (Alberta) Panther Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after learning that the local Indians referred to a river below the peak as "The river where the mountain lion was killed".... |
2,943 | 9,656 |
| Mount White | 2,755 | 9,039 |