Vermilion Range (Alberta)

{{short description|Subrange of the Front and Park Ranges in Alberta, Canada}}

{{distinguish|Vermilion Range (British Columbia)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Vermilion Range

| photo= File:Mount Brewster of Vermilion Range of Alberta.jpg

| photo_size=275

| photo_caption= Mount Brewster as seen from Sulphur Mountain in 2010

| country= Canada

| subdivision2_type=Province

| subdivision2= Alberta

| part_type = Protected area | part = Banff National Park

| parent= Canadian Rockies

| borders_on= {{hlist|Sawback Range|Bare Range|Palliser Range|Fairholme Range}}

| highest=Cascade Mountain

| elevation_m=2998

| elevation_ref={{cite peakfinder|id= 219|name=Cascade Mountain|access-date=2019-09-17}}

| coordinates= {{coord|51|16|05|N|115|34|56|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB|format=dms|display=inline}}

| coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=IALLZ|name=Cascade Mountain|access-date=2019-09-17}}

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| length_km= 56

| length_orientation= N-S

| length_ref={{cite peakbagger|rid=14128|name=Vermillion Range|access-date=2021-07-30}}

| width_km= 35

| width_orientation= E-W

| width_ref=

| area_km2= 551

| area_ref=

| map=Canada Alberta

| map_size=275

| map_caption=Location in SW Alberta

| range_coordinates= {{coord|51|22|N|115|43|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=IAOML|name=Vermilion Range|access-date=2014-11-09}}

| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|5}}

}}

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare and Palliser Ranges.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

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|+

!rowspan=2|Name !!colspan=2|Elevation

m||ft
Cascade Mountain{{elevation_cells|2998|m}}
Flints Peak{{elevation_cells|2950|m}}
Mount Brewster{{elevation_cells|2859|m}}
Prow Mountain{{elevation_cells|2858|m}}
Mount Norquay{{elevation_cells|2522|m}}

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Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.{{Belyea-Banff-NP}} Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures in winter can drop below {{convert|-20|C|F}} with wind chill factors below {{convert|-30|C|F}}.

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp

| year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

| volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606 | doi = 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007| doi-access = free | url = https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf }}

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See also

{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}