Rainbow Range (Rocky Mountains)

Rainbow Range
Highest point
PeakMount Robson
Elevation3,954 m (12,972 ft)
Prominence2,829 m (9,281 ft)
Listing
Coordinates53°06′38″N 119°09′23″W / 53.11056°N 119.15639°W / 53.11056; -119.15639 (Mount Robson)
Dimensions
Area497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Geography
Rainbow Range
Location in Alberta
Rainbow Range
Location in British Columbia
Rainbow Range
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
Provinces
Range coordinates53°03′N 119°03′W / 53.050°N 119.050°W / 53.050; -119.050 (Rainbow Range)
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D15 Lucerne

The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivisions of the Northern Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park.

Its highest summit, and the highest in the Canadian Rockies, is Mount Robson 3,954 m (12,972 ft), followed by nearby Resplendent Mountain 3,425 m (11,237 ft).

Left to Right: Whitehorn Mountain, Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson, Resplendent Mountain