The Elk Range is a mountain range of the

Canadian Rockies The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...

, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta- British Columbia border. The range was named for

elk The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...

found on the mountain slopes and in the nearby Elk River valley. Originally known as the Elk Mountains in 1917, the name was formally changed to the Elk Range in 1951. This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

References

{{Canadian Rockies, state=collapsed Mountain ranges of Alberta Mountain ranges of British Columbia Ranges of the Canadian Rockies