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Solitude Range

Coordinates: 55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861
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Solitude Range
Solitude Range is located in British Columbia
Solitude Range
Solitude Range
General Extent of the Solitude Range
Highest point
PeakMount Stephenson
Elevation2,037 m (6,683 ft)[1]
Prominence855 m (2,805 ft)[1][2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861[3]
Dimensions
Area766 km2 (296 sq mi)
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Parent rangeHart Ranges

Solitude Range is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Solitude Range generally lie between the Murray Range and Mountain Creek to the west, Le Moray Creek to the east, the Pine River to the north and Mount Merrick to the south.[4]

Several mountains in the range are named after local area Canadian soldiers killed in action during World War II.

Prominent Peaks

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Official Mountains of the Solitude Range[5]
Rank Mountain Peak Coordinates Elevation (m/ft) Prom. (m/ft) Isolation Nearest Higher Neighbor
1 Mount Stephenson 55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861 2,037 6,683 855 2,805 22.0 km S Grant Peak
2 Howling Wolves Peak 55°19′49″N 122°7′48″W 1,994 6,542 557 1,827 14.2 km WNW Mount Stephenson
3 Mount Gilliland 55°21′20″N 122°11′55″W / 55.35556°N 122.19861°W / 55.35556; -122.19861 1,940 6,360 516 1,693 5.2 km ESE Howling Wolves Peak
4 Watson Peak 55°13′41″N 122°5′22″W / 55.22806°N 122.08944°W / 55.22806; -122.08944 1,923 6,309 611 2,005 8.5 km W Unnamed Peak
5 Goodrich Peak 55°20′53″N 122°4′52″W 1,888 6,194 233 764 3.7 km WSW Howling Wolves Peak
6 Brazion Peak 55°19′33″N 122°9′41″W 1,813 5,948 264 866 1.4 ENE Howling Wolves Peak
7 Mount Merrick 55°10′58″N 121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W / 55.18278; -121.92722 1,749 5,738 294 965 9.4 km W Mount Jilg
8 Mount Le Moray 55°27′8″N 122°28′39″W 1,728 5,669 348 1,142 12.0 km ESE Unnamed Peak
9 Pyramis Peak 55°30′60″N 122°26′28″W 1,723 5,653 216 709 7.5 km SSW Mount Le Moray
10 Solitude Mountain 55°29′22″N 122°36′24″W 1,574 5,164 564 1,850 5.9 km SSW Unnamed Peak

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Stephenson". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ^ "Mount Stephenson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. ^ "Mount Stephenson". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ^ Holland, Stuart S. (1976). Bulletin 48: Landforms of British Columbia--A Physiographic Outline (PDF). K.M MacDonald, Province of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  5. ^ "Hart Ranges". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-07.