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.
Vermilion Range | |
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![]() Mount Brewster as seen from Sulphur Mountain in 2010 | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Cascade Mountain |
Elevation | 2,998 m (9,836 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°16′05″N 115°34′56″W / 51.26806°N 115.58222°W[2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 56 km (35 mi) N-S[3] |
Width | 35 km (22 mi) E-W[3] |
Area | 551 km2 (213 sq mi)[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Range coordinates | 51°22′N 115°43′W / 51.367°N 115.717°W[4] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Borders on | Sawback Range, Bare Range, Palliser Range and Fairholme Range |
Topo map | NTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[4] |
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Name | Elevation | |
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m | ft | |
Cascade Mountain | 2,998 | 9,836 |
Flints Peak | 2,950 | 9,680 |
Mount Brewster | 2,859 | 9,380 |
Prow Mountain | 2,858 | 9,377 |
Mount Norquay | 2,522 | 8,274 |
Geology
The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
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