Emigrants Mountain | |
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Emigrants MountainLocation in Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,553 m (8,376 ft) |
Prominence | 173 m (568 ft) |
Parent peak | Mount McKean (2743 m) |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°56′35″N 118°18′50″W / 52.943°N 118.314°W / 52.943; -118.314 |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Victoria Cross Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D16 Jasper |
Emigrants Mountain is a summit in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. accessible by walking track and with views over the Miette Valley, Mount Fitzwilliam and other peaks in the Great Divide. Emigrants Mountain was so named on account of gold prospectors in the area during the Cariboo Gold Rush.
References
- "Emigrants Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "Emigrants Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- "Topographic map of Emigrants Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "Emigrants Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- Patten, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2007). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (8th ed.). Banff: Summerthought. p. 184.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.
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