Goat Range (Kananaskis)

Goat Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta, Canada.

Goat Range
Old Goat Mountain from the Smith-Dorrien Trail across the Spray Lakes Reservoir
Highest point
Peak	Old Goat Mountain
Elevation	3,109 m (10,200 ft)
Coordinates	50°56′41″N 115°22′22″W
Dimensions
Area	115 km^2 (44 sq mi)
Geography
Goat Range Location of the Goat Range in Alberta
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta
Parent range	Canadian Rockies

It is a part of the Front Ranges of the Southern Continental Ranges and lies on the western edge of Kananaskis Country, on the boundary between Spray Valley Provincial Park and Banff National Park. To the east, the Spray Lakes Reservoir separates the Goat Range from the Kananaskis Range, to the north-east, Goat Creek separates it from Mount Rundle, and to the south-west, the Spray River separates it from Sundance Range. It covers an area of about 115 km²,[1] extending about 25 km in a NNW-SSE direction with a width ranging between 4 and 6 km.

The highest peak is the Old Goat Mountain (3109 m),[2] located near the southern end of the range. A small glacier, the Old Goat Glacier, lies in a narrow cirque below the steep north-east face of the summit at an altitude of only 2300-2500 m. From the Spray Lakes West Campground, an unmaintained trail leads up for 4 km, ascending 200 m towards the glacier. The Gem Trek map suggests that from the end of the trail, the cirque can be reached without a path. No other hiking trails exist in the range.[3] The only other named peak, Mount Nestor (2975m), forms the southern end of the range.

Mount Nestor from Buller Creek, Smith-Dorrien Trail

Northern section of the Goat Range seen from Spray Lake near Spurling Creek

References

1. "Goat Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
2. "Old Goat Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
3. Canmore and Kananaskis Village Map and Trail Guide (6th ed.). Gem Trek Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-1-895526-47-9.