The Livingstone Range is a
sub-range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
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 ...
in
Alberta,
Canada. It forms the eastern boundary of the Rockies in the south of the province. Its northern boundary is the
Highwood River
The Highwood River is a tributary of the Bow River in southwestern Alberta, Canada.
Course
The Highwood originates in the Canadian Rockies in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, in the Highwood Pass below Mount Arethusa. It flows south and is par ...
and it extends to
Crowsnest Pass in the south. The
Livingstone
Livingstone may refer to:
* Livingstone (name), a Scottish surname and a given name.
**David Livingstone (1813–1873), Scottish physician, missionary and explorer, after whom many other Livingstones are named
Places
*Livingstone Falls, on the Con ...
and
Oldman Rivers bound it to the west.
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History
The range was named after the explorer
David Livingstone by
Thomas Blakiston
Thomas Wright Blakiston (27 December 1832 – 15 October 1891) was an English explorer and naturalist.
Early life and career
Born in Lymington, Hampshire, Blakiston was the son of Major John Blakiston. His grandfather was Sir Matthew Blakisto ...
, an assistant of
John Palliser, in 1858. When explorer
Peter Fidler
Peter Fidler (16 August 1769 – 17 December 1822) was a British surveyor, map-maker, fur trader and explorer who had a long career in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in what later became Canada. He was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, ...
climbed Thunder Mountain in 1792, he became the first European to make a recorded ascent in the Canadian Rockies.
Mountains
The mountains and peaks of the Livingstone Range are identified below.
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References
External links
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Mountain ranges of Alberta
Ranges of the Canadian Rockies