Emigrants Mountain

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Emigrants Mountain is a summit in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1] accessible by walking track and with views over the Miette Valley, Mount Fitzwilliam and other peaks in the Great Divide. [2] Emigrants Mountain was so named on account of gold prospectors in the area.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Emigrants Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Brian Patten and Bart Robinson. 2007. Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. 8th Edition. Banff: Summerthought. p.184.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.

Coordinates: 52°56′35″N 118°18′50″W / 52.943°N 118.314°W / 52.943; -118.314

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