President Range
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The President Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
, located in the northwestern section of Yoho National Park
. The range is named for the highest peak in the range, The President
.
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 in the northwestern section of Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side...
. The range is named for the highest peak in the range, The President
The President
The President is mountain peak on the The President/Vice-President Massif, just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut....
.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| The President The President The President is mountain peak on the The President/Vice-President Massif, just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.... |
3,138 | 10,296 |
| The Vice President The Vice President The Vice-President is a mountain on the The President/Vice-President Massif just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.... |
3,066 | 10,060 |
| Michael Peak | 2,696 | 8,844 |
| Mount Field Mount Field (British Columbia) Mount Field is a mountain located about east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway.... |
2,623 | 8,671 |