Jacques Range
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The Jacques Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
located south of Highway 16 and Jasper Lake in Jasper National Park
, Canada
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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 Highway 16 and Jasper Lake in Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
, 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...
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This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Cinquefoil Mountain | 2,260 | 7,415 |
| Roche Jacques Roche Jacques Roche Jacques is a mountain in Alberta's Rockies, Canada.It is located south of Highway 16 and Talbot Lake in Jasper National Park. It is part of the Jacques Range, and is situated immediately southeast of Cinquefoil Mountain, between the Jaques Creek and Cinquefoil Creek valleys.The mountain was... |
2,603 | 8,540 |
| Emir Mountain | 2,616 | 8,583 |
| Merlin Ridge | 2,362 | 7,749 |
| Mount Merlin | 2,711 | 8,894 |