Fiddle Range
Fiddle Range seen from Roche à Perdrix summit
Highest point
PeakFiddle Peak
Elevation2,243 m (7,359 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°10′46″N 117°44′42″W / 53.17944°N 117.74500°W / 53.17944; -117.74500[2]
Geography
Fiddle Range is located in Alberta
Fiddle Range
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates53°11′57″N 117°46′48″W / 53.19917°N 117.78000°W / 53.19917; -117.78000[3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83F4 Miette[3]

The Fiddle Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located south of Highway 16 on the east border of Jasper National Park, Canada.[3]

The range was so named on account of noises produced by blowing wind.[4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

NameElevation (m/ft)
Fiddle Peak2,243 7,359
Roche à Perdrix2,135 7,005

See also

References

  1. "Fiddle Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. "Fiddle Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fiddle Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 51.


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