Mount Arethusa

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Mount Arethusa
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Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006)
Highest point
Elevation2,912 m (9,554 ft)[1]
Prominence138 m (453 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°36′22″N 114°58′14″W / 50.60611°N 114.97056°W / 50.60611; -114.97056Coordinates: 50°36′22″N 114°58′14″W / 50.60611°N 114.97056°W / 50.60611; -114.97056[1]
Geography
Mount Arethusa is located in Alberta
Mount Arethusa
Mount Arethusa
Location in Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMisty Range
Topo mapNTS 82J10 Mount Rae
Climbing
Easiest routeDifficult scramble

Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

It is located alongside Highway 40, immediately east of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is a part of the Misty Range of the Southern Continental Ranges. It is named after HMS Arethusa, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.[3][4]

Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa form the southern wall of the Ptarmigan cirque which is a popular short hike from the Highwood Pass parking lot.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Arethusa". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ "Mount Arethusa". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  3. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.


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