| Just
before sunset at specific times of the year, the Steeples Mountains
show their stripes. Dark rock stripes outlined by lighter rock bands
are attractively distinctive high on the summits of the range. |
The
Steeples Mountain Range is on the west side of the Canadian Rocky
Mountains, near the Kootenay River and Cranbrook. The range stands
apart from the main Rockies and forms a prominent view scape from
the Rocky Mountain Trench. |