Fairholme Range

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Fairholme Range
Mts Inglismaldie, Girouard, Peechee from Vermillion Lakes.jpg
The Fairholme Range's top three: Mts Inglismaldie, Girouard and Peechee, from the Vermillion Lakes
Highest point
PeakMount Girouard
Elevation2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1]
Coordinates51°14′10″N 115°24′11″W / 51.23611°N 115.40306°W / 51.23611; -115.40306[2]
Geography
Fairholme Range is located in Alberta
Fairholme Range
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates51°08′59″N 115°19′36″W / 51.14972°N 115.32667°W / 51.14972; -115.32667Coordinates: 51°08′59″N 115°19′36″W / 51.14972°N 115.32667°W / 51.14972; -115.32667[3]
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82O3 Canmore

The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka.[4] John Palliser named the range in 1859 after his sister Grace Fairholme, who had married William Fairholme.[5]

Peaks of this range include:

Mountain/Peak metres feet
Mount Girouard 2,995 9,827
Mount Inglismaldie 2,964 9,725
Mount Peechee 2,935 9,630
Mount Charles Stewart 2,809 9,216
Grotto Mountain 2,706 8,878
Mount Lady Macdonald 2,606 8,550
Princess Margaret Mountain 2,515 8,252
Anû Kathâ Îpa 2,514 8,250
Grotto Mountain in 2005

Anû Kathâ Îpa, the last entry in the table above, is the official new name of a mountain that previously held a racist and offensive term. [6]

In the spring and summer of 2003, Parks Canada performed a prescribed burn in selected areas of the range in order to reduce fire hazard, manage pine beetle population and increase sheep habitat. In total, 5300 hectares of land were affected.[7]

Further reading[]

  • Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (31 March 2011). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. pp. 16, 32. ISBN 9780978237509.

References[]

  1. ^ "Mount Girouard". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  2. ^ "Mount Girouard". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  3. ^ "Fairholme Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  4. ^ Ommanney, Simon (2002). Williams, Jr., Richard; Ferrigno, Jane (eds.). "Glaciers of the Canadian Rockies" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386: Satellite Image Atlas of the Glaciers of the World -- North America. Washington, D.C.: USGS: 224. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  5. ^ "Fairholme Range". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-15.
  6. ^ "Beyond Local: Stoney Nakoda restores traditional name to peak with racist nickname". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  7. ^ "2003 Prescribed burn in the Fairholme Range". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2005-10-16.


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