Victoria Cross Ranges
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Victoria Cross Ranges
The Victoria Cross Ranges (52°55′N 118°18′W / 52.917°N 118.300°W to 53°05′N 118°30′W / 53.083°N 118.500°W) are a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies, located to the northwest of Jasper. Of the 19 peaks contained within this range, five are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross. The area of the ranges is 678 square kilometers.[1]
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain/Peak | metres | feet | namesake |
---|---|---|---|
Snaring Mountain | 2,931 | 9,617 | |
Mount Bridgland | 2,930 | 9,613 | (not VC recipient) |
Mount Mahood | 2,896 | 9,502 | |
Consort Mountain | 2,883 | 9,459 | |
Mount Oliver | 2,865 | 9,400 | |
Mount Beaupré | 2,778 | 9,115 | |
Monarch Mountain | 2,777 | 9,111 | |
Pyramid Mountain | 2,766 | 9,075 | |
2,743 | 9,000 | George Burdon McKean, VC | |
2,685 | 8,809 | ||
2,682 | 8,800 | William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient) | |
2,650 | 8,695 | Cecil John Kinross, VC | |
2,630 | 8,629 | Raphael Louis Zengel, VC | |
2,629 | 8,626 | Henry A.F. MacLeod, CPR engineer[2] | |
2,610 | 8,563 | ||
Mount Kerr | 2,560 | 8,399 | John Chipman Kerr, VC |
Emigrants Mountain | 2,553 | 8,376 | |
2,446 | 8,025 | ||
2,316 | 7,600 | John George Pattison, VC |
See also[]
Further reading[]
- Jane G. Ferrigno, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, P 269
- Chris Yorath, Ben Gadd, Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper: A Visitor's Guide To The Geology Of Jasper National Park, P 133
- Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, P 184
References[]
- ^ Victoria Cross Ranges geographical information
- ^ Donovan and Monto, Alberta Place Names, p. 142
External links[]
- Victoria Cross Ranges at Natural Resources Canada website
- The Victoria Cross Mountain Ranges: Commemorating the Heroism of Canadian Veterans
- Victoria Cross Ranges on peakvisor
- Victoria Cross Ranges on summitsearch
- Victoria Cross Ranges weather forecast
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Alberta
- Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
- Alberta geography stubs