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Peak
  
Mount Frank Rae

Elevation
  
2,362 m

Country
  
Canada

Territories
  
Yukon

Highest point
  
Mount Frank Rae

Parent range
  
Yukon Ranges

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Mountains
  
Eureka Dome, Mount Frank Rae, Mount Harper

Ogilvie mountains


The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.

Contents

Map of Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon, Canada

Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.

Yukon dempster blick auf ogilvie mountains juni 2015


Geography

The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.

The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.

Sub-ranges
  • Nahoni Range
  • Peaks

    The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park .

    The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.

    The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:

  • Tombstone Mountain
  • Mount Monolith
  • References

    Ogilvie Mountains Wikipedia