| Livingstone Range | |
|---|---|
NW face of Thunder Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Centre Peak |
| Elevation | 2,549 m (8,363 ft)[1][2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 49°56′35″N114°20′07″W / 49.942944°N 114.335306°W /49.942944; -114.335306[3] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies (SouthernContinental Ranges) |
| Topo map | NTS 82G9Blairmore[3] |
TheLivingstone Range is asub-range of theCanadian Rockies inAlberta, Canada. It forms the eastern boundary of the Rockies in the south of the province. Its northern boundary is theHighwood River and it extends toCrowsnest Pass in the south. TheLivingstone andOldman Rivers bound it to the west.
The range was named after the explorerDavid Livingstone byThomas Blakiston, an assistant ofJohn Palliser, in 1858. When explorerPeter Fidler climbed Thunder Mountain in 1792, he became the first European to make a recorded ascent in the Canadian Rockies.[4]
The mountains and peaks of the Livingstone Range are identified below.[4]
| Mountain/Peak | Elevation | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| Centre Peak | 2,549 | 8,363 | |
| Mount Burke | 2,542 | 8,340 | 50°17'24"N, 114°31'30"W |
| Plateau Mountain | 2,438 | 7,999 | 50°12'N, 114°30'W |
| Coffin Mountain | 2,429 | 7,969 | 44°37'17"N, 122°2'38"W |
| Mount Livingstone | 2,422 | 7,946 | |
| Cauldron Peak | 2,393 | 7,851 | |
| Hailstone Butte | 2,373 | 7,785 | |
| Sentinel Peak | 2,373 | 7,785 | 50°15'20.2"N, 114°28'51.6"W |
| Thunder Mountain | 2,335 | 7,661 | |
| Mount Hornecker | 2,271 | 7,451 | |
| Sheep Mountain | 2,271 | 7,451 | |
| Saddle Mountain | 2,240 | 7,350 | |
| Windy Peak | 2,240 | 7,350 | |