Flathead Range (Canada)

Flathead Range
Flathead Range in the Crowsnest Pass area.
Left to rightː Mount Coulthard, Andy Good Peak, Mount Parrish, Chinook Peak.
Highest point
PeakMount Ptolemy
Elevation2,815 m (9,236 ft)
Coordinates49°32′56″N 114°37′52″W / 49.54889°N 114.63111°W / 49.54889; -114.63111
Geography
Flathead Range
Location in Alberta
Flathead Range
Location in British Columbia
Flathead Range
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates49°26′59″N 114°35′59″W / 49.44972°N 114.59972°W / 49.44972; -114.59972
Parent rangeCrowsnest Range
Borders onCastle Wildland Provincial Park
Geology
OrogenyLewis Overthrust

The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, east of Fernie, in the Kootenay Land District. It stretches 27 km (17 mi) lengthwise north–south from Crowsnest Pass to North Kootenay Pass. The range's toponym was officially adopted on 30 June 1912 by the Geographic Board of Canada, and was named in association with the Flathead River.

The highest peak is Mount Ptolemy, with an elevation of 2,815 m (9,236 ft).