Mount McGuire (Alberta)
Mount McGuire | |
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Mount McGuire Location in Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,030 m (9,940 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 110 m (360 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°22′30″N 117°27′00″W / 52.37500°N 117.45000°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
Topo map | NTS 83C06 Sunwapta Peak[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.
The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mount McGuire". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Mount Guire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ a b "Mount McGuire". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Winston Churchill Range
- Mountains of Jasper National Park
- Alberta geography stubs