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Coordinates
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Location/range
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Parks
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Other cites
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| Dinosaur Ridge |
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1691 |
54°20′00″N 120°00′00″W / 54.33333°N 120.00000°W / 54.33333; -120.00000 (Dinosaur Ridge) |
S side Narraway River |
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name was inspired by profile of the ridge; on the 120th Meridian, not on the Continental Divide
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| Mount Gorman |
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2380 |
54°11′00″N 120°00′00″W / 54.18333°N 120.00000°W / 54.18333; -120.00000 (Mount Gorman) |
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on the 120th Meridian, not on the Continental Divide
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| Kakwa Mountain |
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2295 |
54°04′35″N 120°00′00″W / 54.07639°N 120.00000°W / 54.07639; -120.00000 (Kakwa Mountain) |
Jarvis Pass |
Kakwa-Willmore |
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on the 120th Meridian, not on the Continental Divide
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| Mount Côté |
Mount Arthur |
2391 |
53°53′00″N 120°00′00″W / 53.88333°N 120.00000°W / 53.88333; -120.00000 (Mount Côté) |
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on the 120th Meridian, not on the Continental Divide
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| Intersection Mountain |
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2461 |
53°48′00″N 120°00′00″W / 53.80000°N 120.00000°W / 53.80000; -120.00000 (Intersection Mountain) |
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apparently named for its location at the intersection of the Continental Divide and the 120th Meridian
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| Mount Morkill |
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2267 |
53°41′42″N 119°50′27″W / 53.69500°N 119.84083°W / 53.69500; -119.84083 (Mount Morkill) |
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| Mount Forget |
Detail Mountain |
2122 |
53°39′49″N 119°44′23″W / 53.66361°N 119.73972°W / 53.66361; -119.73972 (Mount Forget) |
Morkill Pass |
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named after the Hon. Amédée Emmanuel Forget (1847–1923), of Banff; last Lieutenant Governor of the North West Territories 1898–1905; first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, 1905–1910; senator 1911–1923
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| Mount Talbot |
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2372 |
53°36′57″N 119°43′01″W / 53.61583°N 119.71694°W / 53.61583; -119.71694 (Mount Talbot) |
Shale Pass |
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| Interpass Ridge |
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2301 |
53°36′39″N 119°56′27″W / 53.61083°N 119.94083°W / 53.61083; -119.94083 (Interpass Ridge) |
Avalanche Pass/Beaverdam Pass |
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named is derived from location between Beaverdam Pass (SE) and Avalanche Pass (E)
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| Big Shale Hill |
Great Shale Hill |
2405 |
53°35′24″N 119°46′22″W / 53.59000°N 119.77278°W / 53.59000; -119.77278 (Big Shale Hill) |
Shale Pass/Morkill Pass |
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| Mount Pauline |
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2650 |
53°32′06″N 119°53′56″W / 53.53500°N 119.89889°W / 53.53500; -119.89889 (Mount Pauline) |
Beaverdam Pass |
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| Perseverance Mountain |
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2434 |
53°27′30″N 119°45′20″W / 53.45833°N 119.75556°W / 53.45833; -119.75556 (Perseverance Mountain) |
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| Jackpine Mountain |
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2555 |
53°22′16″N 119°33′46″W / 53.37111°N 119.56278°W / 53.37111; -119.56278 (Jackpine Mountain) |
Jackpine Pass/Holmes-Jackpine Rivers |
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| Mount Bess |
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3203 |
53°20′55″N 119°22′38″W / 53.34861°N 119.37722°W / 53.34861; -119.37722 (Mount Bess) |
Bess Pass |
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| Whiteshield Mountain |
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2555 |
53°18′19″N 119°21′16″W / 53.30528°N 119.35444°W / 53.30528; -119.35444 (Whiteshield Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Treadmill Ridge |
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53°12′22″N 118°53′24″W / 53.20611°N 118.89000°W / 53.20611; -118.89000 (Treadmill Ridge) |
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| Mumm Peak |
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2964 |
53°11′28″N 119°08′52″W / 53.19111°N 119.14778°W / 53.19111; -119.14778 (Mumm Peak) |
Berg Lake |
Mount Robson/Jasper |
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| Upright Mountain |
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2978 |
53°11′16″N 118°51′42″W / 53.18778°N 118.86167°W / 53.18778; -118.86167 (Upright Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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"upright" because the strata of the mountain have been tilted nearly upright
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| Mount Phillips |
Resolution Mountain |
3246 |
53°10′37″N 119°15′39″W / 53.17694°N 119.26083°W / 53.17694; -119.26083 (Mount Phillips) |
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| Tatei Ridge |
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53°09′39″N 119°04′46″W / 53.16083°N 119.07944°W / 53.16083; -119.07944 (Tatei Ridge) |
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Mount Robson |
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"Tatei" means "wind" (language not stated in source)
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| Titkana Peak |
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53°09′20″N 119°03′59″W / 53.15556°N 119.06639°W / 53.15556; -119.06639 (Titkana Peak) |
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"Titkana" means "bird" in the Stoney (Nakoda) language
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| Chushina Ridge |
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53°08′08″N 119°02′54″W / 53.13556°N 119.04833°W / 53.13556; -119.04833 (Chushina Ridge) |
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Mount Robson |
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"Chushina" means "small" in the Stoney (Nakoda) language
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| Lynx Mountain |
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3192 |
53°07′32″N 119°02′53″W / 53.12556°N 119.04806°W / 53.12556; -119.04806 (Lynx Mountain) |
Mount Robson |
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| Mount Machray |
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53°02′51″N 118°46′39″W / 53.04750°N 118.77750°W / 53.04750; -118.77750 (Mount Machray) |
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Mount Robson |
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Named after Robert Machray, DD, (1831–1904), first Anglican Bishop of Rupert's Land
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| Salient Mountain |
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53°02′47″N 118°42′12″W / 53.04639°N 118.70333°W / 53.04639; -118.70333 (Salient Mountain) |
Miette Pass |
Mount Robson |
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| Mount McCord |
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53°02′35″N 118°40′03″W / 53.04306°N 118.66750°W / 53.04306; -118.66750 (Mount McCord) |
Miette Pass |
Mount Robson |
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named for the head surveyor in this area of the CPR Survey of 1872
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| Razorback Mountain |
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52°58′14″N 118°40′23″W / 52.97056°N 118.67306°W / 52.97056; -118.67306 (Razorback Mountain) |
Yellowhead Pass |
Mount Robson |
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| Caledonia Mountain |
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52°57′05″N 118°39′08″W / 52.95139°N 118.65222°W / 52.95139; -118.65222 (Caledonia Mountain) |
Yellowhead Pass |
Mount Robson |
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Caledonia Valley is an old name for the Yellowhead Pass, and signifies the route used by fur traders to get to the New Caledonia fur district in north-central BC
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| Mount O'Beirne |
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52°54′49″N 118°37′17″W / 52.91361°N 118.62139°W / 52.91361; -118.62139 (Mount O'Beirne) |
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| Tête Roche |
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52°54′03″N 118°33′46″W / 52.90083°N 118.56278°W / 52.90083; -118.56278 (Tête Roche) |
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name suggested by Tête Jaune ("yellow head"), nickname of the trapper for whom Yellowhead Pass is named (apparently François Decoigne, who was in charge of Jasper House in 1814)
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| Lucerne Peak |
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2412 |
52°53′04″N 118°35′03″W / 52.88444°N 118.58417°W / 52.88444; -118.58417 (Lucerne Peak) |
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named because of the vicinity's resemblance to Lucerne, Switzerland
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| Bingley Peak |
Bingley Mountain |
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52°52′55″N 118°37′28″W / 52.88194°N 118.62444°W / 52.88194; -118.62444 (Bingley Peak) |
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| Leather Peak |
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52°52′52″N 118°36′57″W / 52.88111°N 118.61583°W / 52.88111; -118.61583 (Leather Peak) |
Yellowhead Pass |
Mount Robson |
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derived from Leatherhead Pass, one of several alternate/historical names for the Yellowhead Pass
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| Yellowhead Mountain |
Seven Sisters |
2488 |
52°52′52″N 118°36′56″W / 52.88111°N 118.61556°W / 52.88111; -118.61556 (Yellowhead Mountain) |
Yellowhead Pass |
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| Miette Hill |
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52°50′51″N 118°23′02″W / 52.84750°N 118.38389°W / 52.84750; -118.38389 (Miette Hill) |
Yellowhead Pass |
Mount Robson |
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| Kataka Mountain |
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52°49′55″N 118°23′50″W / 52.83194°N 118.39722°W / 52.83194; -118.39722 (Kataka Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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"kataka" means "fort" (language not specified)
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| Mount Clairvaux |
Clairvaux Mountain |
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52°48′21″N 118°25′09″W / 52.80583°N 118.41917°W / 52.80583; -118.41917 (Mount Clairvaux) |
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named in the sense of "clear valley", i.e. the Yellowhead Pass (not for Clairvaux, France)
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| Vista Peak |
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52°45′56″N 118°24′15″W / 52.76556°N 118.40417°W / 52.76556; -118.40417 (Vista Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Caniche Peak |
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52°45′14″N 118°22′16″W / 52.75389°N 118.37111°W / 52.75389; -118.37111 (Caniche Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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"caniche" is French for "poodle"; the peaks resemblance to a poodle prompted the suggestion "Poodle Peak" but the name Caniche was chosen to give it "more class"
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| Tonquin Hill |
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52°44′16″N 118°19′40″W / 52.73778°N 118.32778°W / 52.73778; -118.32778 (Tonquin Hill) |
Tonquin Pass |
Mount Robson |
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as with Tonquin Valley, Tonquin Pass, Tonquin Creek, apparently named for the ill-fated fur trade ship the Tonquin
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| Bastion Peak |
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52°42′32″N 118°20′41″W / 52.70889°N 118.34472°W / 52.70889; -118.34472 (Bastion Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Drawbridge Peak |
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52°42′13″N 118°19′34″W / 52.70361°N 118.32611°W / 52.70361; -118.32611 (Drawbridge Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Redoubt Peak |
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52°41′22″N 118°17′57″W / 52.68944°N 118.29917°W / 52.68944; -118.29917 (Redoubt Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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"redoubt" as in a small fortification/emplacmeent
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| Dungeon Peak |
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52°41′06″N 118°17′44″W / 52.68500°N 118.29556°W / 52.68500; -118.29556 (Dungeon Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Mount Fraser |
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52°41′06″N 118°17′44″W / 52.68500°N 118.29556°W / 52.68500; -118.29556 (Mount Fraser) |
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Mount Robson |
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named after explorer Simon Fraser
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| Paragon Peak |
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52°40′29″N 118°17′19″W / 52.67472°N 118.28861°W / 52.67472; -118.28861 (Paragon Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Parapet Peak |
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52°40′01″N 118°17′39″W / 52.66694°N 118.29417°W / 52.66694; -118.29417 (Parapet Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Simon Peak |
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52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.65639°N 118.31917°W / 52.65639; -118.31917 (Simon Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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one of the subpeaks of Mt Fraser, named for Simon Fraser
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| Bennington Peak |
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52°39′17″N 118°17′53″W / 52.65472°N 118.29806°W / 52.65472; -118.29806 (Bennington Peak) |
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Bennington is the north peak of Mt Fraser, which was named for Simon Fraser, explorer, who was born in Bennington, Vermont, the namesake of this peak
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| McDonell Peak |
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52°39′05″N 118°18′22″W / 52.65139°N 118.30611°W / 52.65139; -118.30611 (McDonell Peak) |
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Mount Robson |
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one of the subpeaks of Mt Fraser
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| Scarp Mountain |
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52°37′59″N 118°21′21″W / 52.63306°N 118.35583°W / 52.63306; -118.35583 (Scarp Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Mastodon Mountain |
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52°36′27″N 118°20′19″W / 52.60750°N 118.33861°W / 52.60750; -118.33861 (Mastodon Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Elephas Mountain |
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52°35′48″N 118°19′47″W / 52.59667°N 118.32972°W / 52.59667; -118.32972 (Elephas Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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| Whitecrow Mountain |
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52°35′00″N 118°16′00″W / 52.58333°N 118.26667°W / 52.58333; -118.26667 (Whitecrow Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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named because of the large number of white crows seen on its face by members of the interprovincial boundary survey
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| Blackrock Mountain |
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52°34′17″N 118°17′59″W / 52.57139°N 118.29972°W / 52.57139; -118.29972 (Blackrock Mountain) |
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Mount Robson |
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named for the peak's black rock
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| Divergence Peak |
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52°30′00″N 117°59′30″W / 52.50000°N 117.99167°W / 52.50000; -117.99167 (Divergence Peak) |
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Hamber |
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named because it forms a corner in the interprovincial boundary
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| Alnus Peak |
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52°29′15″N 118°00′26″W / 52.48750°N 118.00722°W / 52.48750; -118.00722 (Alnus Peak) |
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Hamber |
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alnus is the Latin word for alder, groves of which are abundant on the mountain
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| Mount Ross Cox |
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52°27′31″N 118°01′05″W / 52.45861°N 118.01806°W / 52.45861; -118.01806 (Mount Ross Cox) |
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named after Ross Cox, author of a book The Columbia River, publ.1832
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| Mallard Peak |
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52°27′30″N 118°13′39″W / 52.45833°N 118.22750°W / 52.45833; -118.22750 (Mallard Peak) |
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Hamber |
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| Mount Scott |
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52°26′54″N 118°03′21″W / 52.44833°N 118.05583°W / 52.44833; -118.05583 (Mount Scott) |
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Hamber |
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Named after Capt. Scott of the British Antarctic Expedition
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| Lick Peak |
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52°26′48″N 117°54′58″W / 52.44667°N 117.91611°W / 52.44667; -117.91611 (Lick Peak) |
Fortress Lake |
Hamber |
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| Mount Oates |
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52°26′20″N 118°02′01″W / 52.43889°N 118.03361°W / 52.43889; -118.03361 (Mount Oates) |
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named after Lawrence Oates, an officer of the British Antarctic Expedition
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| Mount Ermatinger |
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52°25′03″N 118°02′45″W / 52.41750°N 118.04583°W / 52.41750; -118.04583 (Mount Ermatinger) |
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named after Edward Ermatinger who with his brother Francis served with the Hudson's Bay Company in the Columbia District from 1818 onwards
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| Mount Hooker |
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52°24′20″N 118°05′41″W / 52.40556°N 118.09472°W / 52.40556; -118.09472 (Mount Hooker) |
Athabasca Pass |
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named by David Douglas for Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), distinguished botanist of the time (1827)
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| McGillivray Ridge |
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52°23′26″N 118°10′22″W / 52.39056°N 118.17278°W / 52.39056; -118.17278 (McGillivray Ridge) |
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named after William McGillivray (1764–1825), North West Company partner and politician in Lower Canada
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| Fortress Mountain |
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52°23′23″N 117°43′18″W / 52.38972°N 117.72167°W / 52.38972; -117.72167 (Fortress Mountain) |
Fortress Lake |
Hamber |
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| Younghusband Ridge |
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52°14′04″N 117°48′42″W / 52.23444°N 117.81167°W / 52.23444; -117.81167 (Younghusband Ridge) |
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named after British Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband, who led the expedition named for him into Tibet in the 1930s and established relations with the Dalai Lama
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| Apex Mountain |
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52°12′55″N 117°49′15″W / 52.21528°N 117.82083°W / 52.21528; -117.82083 (Apex Mountain) |
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| Chaba Peak |
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52°11′54″N 117°40′19″W / 52.19833°N 117.67194°W / 52.19833; -117.67194 (Chaba Peak) |
Fortress Lake |
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"Chaba" is the Stoney (Nakoda) word for "beaver", commemorating Job Beaver, a Stoney from Morley, Alberta, who hunted in this area
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| Eden Peak |
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52°11′17″N 117°43′58″W / 52.18806°N 117.73278°W / 52.18806; -117.73278 (Eden Peak) |
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| Snow Dome |
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52°11′15″N 117°18′59″W / 52.18750°N 117.31639°W / 52.18750; -117.31639 (Snow Dome) |
Columbia Icefield |
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| Wales Peak |
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52°11′06″N 117°39′25″W / 52.18500°N 117.65694°W / 52.18500; -117.65694 (Wales Peak) |
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| Mount King Edward |
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52°09′24″N 117°31′11″W / 52.15667°N 117.51972°W / 52.15667; -117.51972 (Mount King Edward) |
Columbia Icefield |
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| Mount Columbia |
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52°08′50″N 117°26′30″W / 52.14722°N 117.44167°W / 52.14722; -117.44167 (Mount Columbia) |
Columbia Icefield |
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| Omega Peak |
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52°07′45″N 117°34′44″W / 52.12917°N 117.57889°W / 52.12917; -117.57889 (Omega Peak) |
Columbia Icefield |
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| Triad Peak |
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52°07′43″N 117°33′29″W / 52.12861°N 117.55806°W / 52.12861; -117.55806 (Triad Peak) |
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| Watchman Peak |
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52°02′29″N 117°14′02″W / 52.04139°N 117.23389°W / 52.04139; -117.23389 (Watchman Peak) |
Thompson Pass |
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| Mount Spring-Rice |
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52°01′00″N 117°14′08″W / 52.01667°N 117.23556°W / 52.01667; -117.23556 (Mount Spring-Rice) |
Thompson Pass |
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named in 1919 for Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice (1859–1918); British ambassador to Persia, 1906–1908; British ambassador to Sweden 1908–1913; British ambassador to USA 1913–1918.
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| Quéant Mountain |
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52°00′29″N 117°14′24″W / 52.00806°N 117.24000°W / 52.00806; -117.24000 (Quéant Mountain) |
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named for Quéant, France, captured by Canadian troops on September 2, 1918
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| Fresnoy Mountain |
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51°59′48″N 117°13′01″W / 51.99667°N 117.21694°W / 51.99667; -117.21694 (Fresnoy Mountain) |
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named after Fresnoy, Ainse, France, in commemoration of its liberation by Canadian troops on April 13, 1917
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| Mount Alexandra |
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51°58′51″N 117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W / 51.98083; -117.19833 (Mount Alexandra) |
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named in 1902 to commemorate Queen Alexandra
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| Douai Mountain |
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51°58′37″N 117°11′23″W / 51.97694°N 117.18972°W / 51.97694; -117.18972 (Douai Mountain) |
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named in 1919 to commemorate the town of Douai, France, liberated by Canadian and other Allied troops on 18 October 1918
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| Oppy Mountain |
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51°58′24″N 117°08′56″W / 51.97333°N 117.14889°W / 51.97333; -117.14889 (Oppy Mountain) |
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named for Oppy, a village 6 mi SE of Lens, France where many Canadian troops died
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| Farbus Mountain |
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51°57′48″N 117°07′49″W / 51.96333°N 117.13028°W / 51.96333; -117.13028 (Farbus Mountain) |
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named for Farbus, France, on the east slope of Vimy Ridge, to commemorate the Canadians who fought there in World Wa
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| Mount Lyell |
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51°57′25″N 117°06′13″W / 51.95694°N 117.10361°W / 51.95694; -117.10361 (Mount Lyell) |
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named in 1858 after Sir Charles Lyell (1795–1875), the noted British geologist
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| Ernest Peak |
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51°57′24″N 117°06′13″W / 51.95667°N 117.10361°W / 51.95667; -117.10361 (Ernest Peak) |
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named for Ernest Feuz, of Interlaken, Switzerland, who was one of five climbing guides brought by the CPR to Glacier House. One of five peaks on Mount Lyell named for this group of guides
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| Walter Peak |
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51°57′08″N 117°06′08″W / 51.95222°N 117.10222°W / 51.95222; -117.10222 (Walter Peak) |
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named for Walter Feuz, of Interlaken, Switzerland, who was one of five climbing guides brought by the CPR to Glacier House. One of five peaks on Mount Lyell named for this group of guides
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| Christian Peak |
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51°56′39″N 117°05′54″W / 51.94417°N 117.09833°W / 51.94417; -117.09833 (Christian Peak) |
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named for Christian Hässler, of Interlaken, Switzerland, who was one of five climbing guides brought by the CPR to Glacier House. One of five peaks on Mount Lyell named for this group of guides
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| Division Mountain |
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51°53′29″N 117°01′10″W / 51.89139°N 117.01944°W / 51.89139; -117.01944 (Division Mountain) |
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| Mons Peak |
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51°51′36″N 117°02′06″W / 51.86000°N 117.03500°W / 51.86000; -117.03500 (Mons Peak) |
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named for Mons, Belgium, scene of the first British fighting in World War I, 23 August 1914, and which was recaptured by Canadian troops immediately before the Armistice, 11 November 1918.
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| St. Julien Mountain |
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51°50′13″N 117°00′33″W / 51.83694°N 117.00917°W / 51.83694; -117.00917 (St. Julien Mountain) |
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named for scene of Canadian troops fighting Battle of St. Julien in World War I, April 1915.
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| Howse Peak |
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51°48′50″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81389°N 116.68111°W / 51.81389; -116.68111 (Howse Peak) |
Howse Pass/hd Blaeberry River |
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| Mount Synge |
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51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W / 51.80556°N 116.66222°W / 51.80556; -116.66222 (Synge Peak) |
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named after Capt. M.H. Synge of the Royal Engineers, who advocated a transcontinental railway in 1852
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| Aiguille Peak |
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51°48′16″N 116°40′11″W / 51.80444°N 116.66972°W / 51.80444; -116.66972 (Aiguille Peak) |
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aiguille is French for "needle", referring to the peak's shape
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| Midway Peak |
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51°48′05″N 116°39′20″W / 51.80139°N 116.65556°W / 51.80139; -116.65556 (Midway Peak) |
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| Stairway Peak |
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51°47′36″N 116°39′22″W / 51.79333°N 116.65611°W / 51.79333; -116.65611 (Stairway Peak) |
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| Ebon Peak |
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51°46′39″N 116°38′52″W / 51.77750°N 116.64778°W / 51.77750; -116.64778 (Ebon Peak) |
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named because it appears black when other peaks are covered in snow
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| Mount Conway |
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51°45′50″N 116°47′36″W / 51.76389°N 116.79333°W / 51.76389; -116.79333 (Mount Conway) |
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named after Sir William Martin Conway, then-president of the Alpine Club, afterwards Baron Conway of Allington (1856–1937), famous mountain climber, and author of works on art and mountaineering; knighted 1895; elevated to the peerage in 1931.
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| Breaker Mountain |
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51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139 (Breaker Mountain) |
Howse Pass |
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| Mount Freshfield |
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51°44′35″N 116°56′51″W / 51.74306°N 116.94750°W / 51.74306; -116.94750 (Mount Freshfield) |
nr hd Valenciennes River |
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| Mount Lambe |
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51°44′16″N 116°49′17″W / 51.73778°N 116.82139°W / 51.73778; -116.82139 (Mount Lambe) |
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| Barbette Mountain |
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51°43′29″N 116°37′05″W / 51.72472°N 116.61806°W / 51.72472; -116.61806 (Barbette Mountain) |
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barbette refers to a mound of platform of earth on which gun emplacements are built; the mountain has two platform-like summits
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| Mount Whiteaves |
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51°43′27″N 116°47′56″W / 51.72417°N 116.79889°W / 51.72417; -116.79889 (Mount Whiteaves) |
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named for J.F. Whiteaves, who was a paleontologist for the Geological Survey of Canada
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| Mount Pilkington |
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51°43′25″N 116°55′40″W / 51.72361°N 116.92778°W / 51.72361; -116.92778 (Mount Pilkington) |
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| Prior Peak |
Mount Prior |
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51°43′15″N 116°55′52″W / 51.72083°N 116.93111°W / 51.72083; -116.93111 (Prior Peak) |
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named after Lt. Col Edward Gawlor Prior, commander of the 5th Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery, MP, Premier of British Columbia Nov 1902 to June 1903, later Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Dec 18, 1919, until his death on December 12, 1920
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| Mount Bulyea |
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51°43′00″N 116°55′24″W / 51.71667°N 116.92333°W / 51.71667; -116.92333 (Mount Bulyea) |
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named after the Rt. Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea (1859–1928), first Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, 1905–15
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| Mount Low |
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51°43′00″N 116°48′08″W / 51.71667°N 116.80222°W / 51.71667; -116.80222 (Mount Low) |
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| Mount Leman |
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50°44′02″N 115°24′48″W / 50.73389°N 115.41333°W / 50.73389; -115.41333 (Mount Leman) |
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named after General G. Leman, in command of defenses of Liège, Belgium in 1914
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| Mount Queen Elizabeth |
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50°42′46″N 115°24′21″W / 50.71278°N 115.40583°W / 50.71278; -115.40583 (Mount Queen Elizabeth) |
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named after Queen Elizabeth of Belgium in 1916; Mount King Albert nearby is named for her husband King Albert
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| Mistaya Mountain |
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51°42′44″N 116°35′10″W / 51.71222°N 116.58611°W / 51.71222; -116.58611 (Mistaya Mountain) |
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| Mount Barnard |
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51°42′33″N 116°55′22″W / 51.70917°N 116.92278°W / 51.70917; -116.92278 (Mount Barnard) |
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named in 1917 after the Rt. Hon. Francis Stillman Barnard, then Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (see Barnard's Express)
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| Gilgit Mountain |
Mount Gilgit |
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51°42′33″N 116°51′16″W / 51.70917°N 116.85444°W / 51.70917; -116.85444 (Gilgit Mountain) |
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| Nanga Parbat Mountain |
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51°42′21″N 116°51′57″W / 51.70583°N 116.86583°W / 51.70583; -116.86583 (Nanga Parbat Mountain) |
hd Mummery Glacier |
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named after Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas, apparently in association with nearby Mount Mummery because its namesake A. F. Mummery had died there
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| Mount Helmer |
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51°42′20″N 116°50′25″W / 51.70556°N 116.84028°W / 51.70556; -116.84028 (Mount Helmer) |
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named jointly after Brigadier General Richard Alexis Helmer (1864–1920) and his only son Lieutenant Alexis Hannum Helmer (1892–1915)
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| Mount Barlow |
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51°42′19″N 116°48′39″W / 51.70528°N 116.81083°W / 51.70528; -116.81083 (Mount Barlow) |
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| Mount Trutch |
Trutch Mountain |
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51°42′17″N 116°52′55″W / 51.70472°N 116.88194°W / 51.70472; -116.88194 (Mount Trutch) |
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named after Sir Joseph William Trutch, colonial official and first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 1871–1876
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| Waitabit Peak |
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51°42′09″N 116°54′00″W / 51.70250°N 116.90000°W / 51.70250; -116.90000 (Waitibit Peak) |
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| Trapper Peak |
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51°40′40″N 116°35′33″W / 51.67778°N 116.59250°W / 51.67778; -116.59250 (Trapper Peak) |
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Banff |
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| Mount Baker |
Stremotch Mountain |
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51°39′55″N 116°35′52″W / 51.66528°N 116.59778°W / 51.66528; -116.59778 (Mount Baker) |
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| Mount Habel |
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51°38′55″N 116°34′17″W / 51.64861°N 116.57139°W / 51.64861; -116.57139 (Mount Habel) |
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| Mount Rhondda |
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51°38′41″N 116°33′57″W / 51.64472°N 116.56583°W / 51.64472; -116.56583 (Mount Rhondda) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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named after Rhondda, Wales
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| St. Nicholas Peak |
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51°37′40″N 116°30′09″W / 51.62778°N 116.50250°W / 51.62778; -116.50250 (St. Nicholas Peak) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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named after its resemblance to Santa Claus aka St. Nicholas
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| Mount Olive |
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51°36′40″N 116°29′30″W / 51.61111°N 116.49167°W / 51.61111; -116.49167 (Mount Olive) |
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| Mount Balfour |
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51°33′55″N 116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.46611 (Mount Balfour) |
Balfour Pass |
Yoho/Banff |
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| Lilliput Mountain |
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51°33′04″N 116°24′44″W / 51.55111°N 116.41222°W / 51.55111; -116.41222 (Lilliput Mountain) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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Lilliput is the name of a fictional country in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
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| Mount Daly |
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51°31′07″N 116°23′44″W / 51.51861°N 116.39556°W / 51.51861; -116.39556 (Mount Daly) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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named after Charles F. Daly, president of the American Geographical Society 1864–1899
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| Mount Bosworth |
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51°27′53″N 116°20′01″W / 51.46472°N 116.33361°W / 51.46472; -116.33361 (Mount Boswworth) |
Wapta Lake |
Yoho/Banff |
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| Popes Peak |
Boundary Peak |
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51°24′11″N 116°17′43″W / 51.40306°N 116.29528°W / 51.40306; -116.29528 (Popes Peak) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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| Collier Peak |
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51°23′27″N 116°18′12″W / 51.39083°N 116.30333°W / 51.39083; -116.30333 (Collier Peak) |
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Kootenay/Banff |
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| Mount Victoria |
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51°22′40″N 116°18′28″W / 51.37778°N 116.30778°W / 51.37778; -116.30778 (Mount Victoria) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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| Mount Lefroy |
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51°21′45″N 116°16′47″W / 51.36250°N 116.27972°W / 51.36250; -116.27972 (Mount Lefroy) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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| Mount Little |
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51°21′45″N 116°16′47″W / 51.36250°N 116.27972°W / 51.36250; -116.27972 (Mount Little) |
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Kootenay |
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| Glacier Peak |
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51°21′03″N 116°17′04″W / 51.35083°N 116.28444°W / 51.35083; -116.28444 (Glacier Peak) |
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Kootenay |
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| Ringrose Peak |
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51°20′34″N 116°17′28″W / 51.34278°N 116.29111°W / 51.34278; -116.29111 (Ringrose Peak) |
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Yoho |
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| Mount Hungabee |
Hungabee Mountain |
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51°20′N 116°17′W / 51.333°N 116.283°W / 51.333; -116.283 (Mount Hungabee) |
Bow Range |
Yoho/Banff |
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| Wenkchemna Peak |
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51°19′43″N 116°16′35″W / 51.32861°N 116.27639°W / 51.32861; -116.27639 (Wenkchemna Peak) |
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Yoho/Banff |
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"Wenkchemna" means "ten" in Stoney (Nakoda); this is the tenth of the ten-peak Wenkchemna Peaks
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| Neptuak Mountain |
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51°18′28″N 116°15′28″W / 51.30778°N 116.25778°W / 51.30778; -116.25778 (Neptuak Mountain) |
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Kootenay/Yoho/Banff |
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"Neptuak" is the Stoney (Nakoda) word for "nine" - this is the ninth of the ten Wenkchmena Peaks. Neptuak Mtn is at the apex of the boundaries of Yoho, Kootenay and Banff Nat'l Parks
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| Deltaform Mountain |
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51°18′06″N 116°14′43″W / 51.30167°N 116.24528°W / 51.30167; -116.24528 (Deltaform Mountain) |
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Kootenay |
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| Mount Bowlen |
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51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W / 51.30167°N 116.18944°W / 51.30167; -116.18944 (Mount Bowlen) |
Kootenay Pass |
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named after the Hon. John J. Bowlen, Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta at the time of naming (1958)
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| Mount Tuzo |
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51°18′00″N 116°14′00″W / 51.30000°N 116.23333°W / 51.30000; -116.23333 (Mount Tuzo) |
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Kootenay/Banff |
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| Mount Fay |
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51°17′51″N 116°09′48″W / 51.29750°N 116.16333°W / 51.29750; -116.16333 (Mount Fay) |
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Kootenay |
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| Mount Perren |
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51°17′46″N 116°12′32″W / 51.29611°N 116.20889°W / 51.29611; -116.20889 (Mount Perren) |
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Kootenay |
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named after Walter Perren, Chief Warden of Banff Nat'l Park 1955–1967. This is the fifth of the ten Wenkchemna Peaks
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| Mount Little |
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51°17′45″N 116°11′01″W / 51.29583°N 116.18361°W / 51.29583; -116.18361 (Mount Little) |
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Kootenay |
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| Mount Allen |
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51°17′32″N 116°13′15″W / 51.29222°N 116.22083°W / 51.29222; -116.22083 (Mount Allen) |
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Kootenay/Banff |
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| Quadra Mountain |
Mount Quadra |
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51°17′13″N 116°09′12″W / 51.28694°N 116.15333°W / 51.28694; -116.15333 (Quadra Mountain) |
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Kootenay |
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named after Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, Spanish explorer of the Northwest Coast
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| Chimney Peak |
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51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W / 51.26444; -116.15528 (Chimney Peak) |
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Kootenay |
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| Boom Mountain |
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51°15′04″N 116°04′43″W / 51.25111°N 116.07861°W / 51.25111; -116.07861 (Boom Mountain) |
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named in association with Boom Lake on its Alberta side, which was named for driftwood that resembled a boom of logs
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| Storm Mountain |
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51°12′28″N 116°00′15″W / 51.20778°N 116.00417°W / 51.20778; -116.00417 (Storm Mountain) |
Vermilion Pass |
Kootenay |
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| Beatrice Peak |
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51°09′46″N 116°01′35″W / 51.16278°N 116.02639°W / 51.16278; -116.02639 (Beatrice Peak) |
Ball Range |
Banff |
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| Mount Ball |
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51°09′23″N 116°00′23″W / 51.15639°N 116.00639°W / 51.15639; -116.00639 (Mount Ball) |
Ball Range |
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named after John Ball (1818–1889), under secretary of state for the colonies, 1855–1857
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| Isabelle Peak |
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51°07′34″N 116°00′33″W / 51.12611°N 116.00917°W / 51.12611; -116.00917 (Isabelle Peak) |
Ball Range |
Kootenay/Banff |
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| Haiduk Peak |
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51°06′10″N 115°57′04″W / 51.10278°N 115.95111°W / 51.10278; -115.95111 (Haiduk Peak) |
Ball Range |
Kootenay |
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named for the Haiduk region of Hungary or for the Romanian village of Hideghut (also known as Haiduk)
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| Scarab Peak |
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51°05′46″N 115°55′58″W / 51.09611°N 115.93278°W / 51.09611; -115.93278 (Scarab Peak) |
Ball Range |
Kootenay/Banff |
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| Twin Cairns |
Wa-Wa Ridge, Twin Cairns Ridge |
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51°04′20″N 115°48′19″W / 51.07222°N 115.80528°W / 51.07222; -115.80528 (Twin Cairns) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Standish Hump |
Standish Ridge |
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51°04′16″N 115°47′12″W / 51.07111°N 115.78667°W / 51.07111; -115.78667 (Standish Hump) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Quartz Hill |
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51°02′11″N 115°45′43″W / 51.03639°N 115.76194°W / 51.03639; -115.76194 (Quartz Hill) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Fatigue Mountain |
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51°01′40″N 115°41′36″W / 51.02778°N 115.69333°W / 51.02778; -115.69333 (Fatigue Mountain) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Citadel Peak |
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51°00′59″N 115°43′07″W / 51.01639°N 115.71861°W / 51.01639; -115.71861 (Citadel Peak) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Golden Mountain |
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50°59′56″N 115°40′13″W / 50.99889°N 115.67028°W / 50.99889; -115.67028 (Golden Mountain) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Nasswald Peak |
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50°59′55″N 115°39′05″W / 50.99861°N 115.65139°W / 50.99861; -115.65139 (Nasswald Peak) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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named after Nasswald, Austria, the home village of climber Conrad Kain
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| Og Mountain |
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50°57′33″N 115°36′05″W / 50.95917°N 115.60139°W / 50.95917; -115.60139 (Og Mountain) |
Assiniboine Pass |
Mount Assiniboine |
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named in association with Mount Magog and other Magog/Gog/Og placenames in this area
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| Cave Mountain |
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50°56′24″N 115°35′53″W / 50.94000°N 115.59806°W / 50.94000; -115.59806 (Cave Mountain) |
N side Assiniboine Pass |
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there is a cave on the Alberta (SE) side of the mountain
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| Mount Cautley |
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50°54′29″N 115°34′19″W / 50.90806°N 115.57194°W / 50.90806; -115.57194 (Mount Cautley) |
Assiniboine Pass |
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| Wonder Peak |
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50°53′27″N 115°34′19″W / 50.89083°N 115.57194°W / 50.89083; -115.57194 (Wonder Peak) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| The Towers |
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50°53′13″N 115°36′07″W / 50.88694°N 115.60194°W / 50.88694; -115.60194 (The Towers) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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| Terrapin Mountain |
Mount Terrapin |
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50°52′48″N 115°37′03″W / 50.88000°N 115.61750°W / 50.88000; -115.61750 (Terrapin Mountain) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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named for resemblance to a terrapin (sea turtle)
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| Mount Magog |
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50°52′45″N 115°38′05″W / 50.87917°N 115.63472°W / 50.87917; -115.63472 (Mount Magog) |
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| Mount Assiniboine |
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50°52′10″N 115°39′03″W / 50.86944°N 115.65083°W / 50.86944; -115.65083 (Mount Assiniboine) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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from Cree means "those who cook with hot stones in water", i.e. the Stoney Sioux or Nakoda
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| Lunette Peak |
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50°51′57″N 115°38′57″W / 50.86583°N 115.64917°W / 50.86583; -115.64917 (Lunette Peak) |
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| Mount Gloria |
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50°50′46″N 115°36′27″W / 50.84611°N 115.60750°W / 50.84611; -115.60750 (Mount Gloria) |
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| Aye Mountain |
Mount Aye |
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50°50′41″N 115°38′36″W / 50.84472°N 115.64333°W / 50.84472; -115.64333 (Aye Mountain) |
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| Eon Mountain |
Mount Eon |
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50°50′06″N 115°37′27″W / 50.83500°N 115.62417°W / 50.83500; -115.62417 (Eon Mountain) |
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| Aurora Mountain |
Mount Aurora |
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50°49′38″N 115°33′40″W / 50.82722°N 115.56111°W / 50.82722; -115.56111 (Aurora Mountain) |
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named after RN cruiser HMS Aurora, engaged in battledon the North Sea, January 24, 1915. Not to be confused with Mount Aurora in Antarctica
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| Windy Ridge |
Windy Pass |
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50°57′40″N 115°36′55″W / 50.96111°N 115.61528°W / 50.96111; -115.61528 (Windy Ridge) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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NW side of Og Mountain; see BCGNIS re "Windy Pass" name
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| Red Man Mountain |
Mount Red Man |
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50°47′18″N 115°31′59″W / 50.78833°N 115.53306°W / 50.78833; -115.53306 (Red Man Mountain) |
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Mount Assiniboine |
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named after the red colour of its rock, and in contrast to White Man Mountain
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| Mount Leval |
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50°45′23″N 115°26′15″W / 50.75639°N 115.43750°W / 50.75639; -115.43750 (Mount Leval) |
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named after Gaston de Leval, the Belgian lawyer who defended British nurse Edith Cavell. Cavell had been charged with treason by the Germans for aiding Allied soldiers and was shot by a firing squad, October 12, 1915
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| White Man Mountain |
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50°45′20″N 115°28′57″W / 50.75556°N 115.48250°W / 50.75556; -115.48250 (White Man Mountain) |
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| Mount Robertson |
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50°44′00″N 115°19′00″W / 50.73333°N 115.31667°W / 50.73333; -115.31667 (Mount Robertson) |
Palliser Pass/North Kananaskis Pass |
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named after General Sir William Robertson (1860–1933), chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1915–18. Made a Baronet 1919; field marshal 1920
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| Mount Sir Douglas |
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50°43′21″N 115°20′20″W / 50.72250°N 115.33889°W / 50.72250; -115.33889 (Mount Sir Douglas) |
Palliser Pass/North Kananaskis Pass |
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named after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, KT, GCB (1861–1928), Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in France and Belgium, December 1915. Later raised to the perage as the 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde
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| Mount Williams |
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50°43′06″N 115°21′50″W / 50.71833°N 115.36389°W / 50.71833; -115.36389 (Mount Williams) |
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| Mount King Albert |
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50°42′43″N 115°24′54″W / 50.71194°N 115.41500°W / 50.71194; -115.41500 (Mount King Albert) |
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named after King Albert I of Belgium in 1916
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| Mount Maude |
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50°42′03″N 115°18′11″W / 50.70083°N 115.30306°W / 50.70083; -115.30306 (Mount Maude) |
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| Mount Beatty |
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50°40′09″N 115°17′23″W / 50.66917°N 115.28972°W / 50.66917; -115.28972 (Mount Beatty) |
W of hd Pallilser River |
Height of the Rockies |
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named after Admiral Sir David Beatty, First Earl of the North Sea and of Brooksby, (1871–1936), commander of the Grand Fleet 1916–19
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| Mount Worthington |
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50°37′36″N 115°17′50″W / 50.62667°N 115.29722°W / 50.62667; -115.29722 (Mount Worthington) |
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| Mount McHarg |
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50°37′32″N 115°18′18″W / 50.62556°N 115.30500°W / 50.62556; -115.30500 (Mount McHarg) |
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| Defender Mountain |
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50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°W / 50.60139; -115.29083 (Defender Mountain) |
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named after the destroyer HMS Defender, which fought in the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916
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| Mount Northover |
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50°35′22″N 115°14′27″W / 50.58944°N 115.24083°W / 50.58944; -115.24083 (Mount Northover) |
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named in 1917 for Lieut. A.W. Northover of the 28th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I
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| Mount Tyrwhitt |
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50°34′57″N 115°00′58″W / 50.58250°N 115.01611°W / 50.58250; -115.01611 (Mount Tyrwhitt) |
Elk Pass |
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named after Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt GCB, DSO, (1870- ), 1st baronet of Terschelling and of the City of Oxford; leader of British destroyer flotillas in WW I, later Admiral of the Fleet
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| Mount Foch |
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50°34′24″N 115°09′27″W / 50.57333°N 115.15750°W / 50.57333; -115.15750 (Mount Foch) |
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named after Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1852–1931), hero of the Battle of the Marne, defender of Paris during the Battle of the Somme
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| Warrior Mountain |
Mount Warrior |
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50°34′08″N 115°14′18″W / 50.56889°N 115.23833°W / 50.56889; -115.23833 (Warrior Mountain) |
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named after the cruiser HMS Warrior, which was destroyed in the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916
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| Mount Cordonnier |
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50°33′00″N 115°13′50″W / 50.55000°N 115.23056°W / 50.55000; -115.23056 (Mount Cordonnier) |
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named after General Cordonnier, command of French forces at the Salonika front, 1916
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50°32′39″N 115°11′07″W / 50.54417°N 115.18528°W / 50.54417; -115.18528 (Mount Pétain) |
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named after Philippe Pétain (1856–1951), French soldier and statesman, a national hero for his defence of Verdun (1916), and was made commander-in-chief (1917) and marshal of France (1918); in World War II he became infamous as a collaborator with Nazi Germany as dictator of Vichy France and was after the war tried for treason and sentenced to death, with that sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
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| Mount Mangin |
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50°32′30″N 115°13′33″W / 50.54167°N 115.22583°W / 50.54167; -115.22583 (Mount Mangin) |
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named after General Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin (1866–1925) of the French Army, who won honours in the Battle of the Labyrinth, 1915, and further distinguished himself the following year at the second Battle of Verdun.
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| Storelk Mountain |
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50°32′18″N 114°59′00″W / 50.53833°N 114.98333°W / 50.53833; -114.98333 (Storelk Mountain) |
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| Mount Fox |
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50°34′14″N 115°07′09″W / 50.57056°N 115.11917°W / 50.57056; -115.11917 (Mount Fox) |
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believed to be named after Sir Charles Fox (1810–1874) British railway engineer associated with the introduction of the parallel switch."
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| Mount Joffre |
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50°31′42″N 115°12′25″W / 50.52833°N 115.20694°W / 50.52833; -115.20694 (Mount Joffre) |
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named after Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852–1931), Commander-in-Chief of the French armies, 1915–17.
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| Mount Odlum |
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50°29′11″N 114°56′17″W / 50.48639°N 114.93806°W / 50.48639; -114.93806 (Mount Odlum) |
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named after Major-General Victor Wentworth Odlum, CB, CMG, DSO (1880 - 1953?), Vancouver newspaper editor and insurance broker, commander of the British Columbia Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force, WW I; Vancouver MLA, 1924–28; High Commissioner to Australia, 1940; Minister to China, 1942; Minister to Turkey, 1947.
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| Mount Loomis |
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50°27′45″N 114°55′11″W / 50.46250°N 114.91972°W / 50.46250; -114.91972 (Mount Loomis) |
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Elk Lakes |
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named after Major-General Sir Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis, CMG, DSO, KCB (1870–1937), Montreal manufacturer and contractor; commander of Western Canadian Infantry Brigade in WW I.
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| Mount McPhail |
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50°24′30″N 114°51′41″W / 50.40833°N 114.86139°W / 50.40833; -114.86139 (Mount McPhail) |
Fording River Pass |
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| Mount Bishop |
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50°26′24″N 114°52′35″W / 50.44000°N 114.87639°W / 50.44000; -114.87639 (Mount Bishop) |
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named after World War I fighter pilot, Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, DSO, MC; ("Billy" Bishop)
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| Mount Muir |
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50°23′39″N 114°49′34″W / 50.39417°N 114.82611°W / 50.39417; -114.82611 (Mount Muir) |
Fording River Pass |
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named after Alex Muir (died 1906), author of "The Maple Leaf"
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| Mount Strachan |
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50°22′57″N 114°49′06″W / 50.38250°N 114.81833°W / 50.38250; -114.81833 (Mount Strachan) |
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named after Harcus Strachan, VC, MC
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| Mount Maclaren |
Mount Mclaren |
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50°21′31″N 114°47′23″W / 50.35861°N 114.78972°W / 50.35861; -114.78972 (Mount Maclaren) |
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named after Brigadier-General Charles H. Maclaren, DSO, (1878–1962)
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| Mount Cornwell |
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50°18′02″N 114°46′53″W / 50.30056°N 114.78139°W / 50.30056; -114.78139 (Mount Cornwell) |
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named after Jack Cornwell VC, HMS Chester, boy hero of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.
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| Mount Bolton |
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50°19′48″N 114°48′04″W / 50.33000°N 114.80111°W / 50.33000; -114.80111 (Mount Bolton) |
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| Mount Armstrong |
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50°21′01″N 114°46′04″W / 50.35028°N 114.76778°W / 50.35028; -114.76778 (Mount Armstrong) |
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| Baril Peak |
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50°17′58″N 114°45′22″W / 50.29944°N 114.75611°W / 50.29944; -114.75611 (Baril Peak) |
NE of Elkford |
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| Mount Etherington |
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50°16′16″N 114°45′34″W / 50.27111°N 114.75944°W / 50.27111; -114.75944 (Mount Etherington) |
Fording River Pass |
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| Mount Scrimger |
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50°14′36″N 114°46′10″W / 50.24333°N 114.76944°W / 50.24333; -114.76944 (Mount Scringer) |
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| Mount Holcroft |
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50°14′05″N 114°45′54″W / 50.23472°N 114.76500°W / 50.23472; -114.76500 (Mount Holcroft) |
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| Mount Farquhar |
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50°12′55″N 114°45′01″W / 50.21528°N 114.75028°W / 50.21528; -114.75028 (Mount Farquhar) |
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| Mount Gass |
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50°07′15″N 114°44′16″W / 50.12083°N 114.73778°W / 50.12083; -114.73778 (Mount Gass) |
NE of Elkford |
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| Mount Lyall |
The Cone |
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50°05′22″N 114°42′20″W / 50.08944°N 114.70556°W / 50.08944; -114.70556 (Mount Lyall) |
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| Beehive Mountain |
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50°03′56″N 114°39′46″W / 50.06556°N 114.66278°W / 50.06556; -114.66278 (Beehive Mountain) |
E of Elkford |
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name is descriptive of shape
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| Tornado Mountain |
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49°58′01″N 114°39′16″W / 49.96694°N 114.65444°W / 49.96694; -114.65444 (Tornado Mountain) |
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| Allison Peak |
The Needle's Eye |
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49°44′36″N 114°38′46″W / 49.74333°N 114.64611°W / 49.74333; -114.64611 (Allison Peak) |
Crowsnest Pass |
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Named after Douglas Allison, early settler on Allison Creek (Alberta) and former Royal North-West Mounted Police officer
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| Phillipps Peak |
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49°39′47″N 114°39′26″W / 49.66306°N 114.65722°W / 49.66306; -114.65722 (Phillilpps Peak) |
N side Crowsnest Pass |
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| Crowsnest Ridge |
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49°38′11″N 114°39′30″W / 49.63639°N 114.65833°W / 49.63639; -114.65833 (Crowsnest Ridge) |
N side Crowsnest Pass |
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| Loop Ridge |
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49°36′30″N 114°44′35″W / 49.60833°N 114.74306°W / 49.60833; -114.74306 (Loop Ridge) |
W side Crowsnest Pass |
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| Andy Good Peak |
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49°33′55″N 114°35′17″W / 49.56528°N 114.58806°W / 49.56528; -114.58806 (Andy Good Peak) |
S side Crowsnest Pass |
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named after a hotelkeeper at an 1899-era railway boomtown in the pass, Crowsnest)
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| Tent Mountain |
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49°33′14″N 114°42′19″W / 49.55389°N 114.70528°W / 49.55389; -114.70528 (Tent Mountain) |
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| Mount Ptolemy |
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49°32′57″N 114°37′52″W / 49.54917°N 114.63111°W / 49.54917; -114.63111 (Mount Ptolemy) |
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see Ptolemy
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| Mount McGladrey |
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49°30′36″N 114°35′14″W / 49.51000°N 114.58722°W / 49.51000; -114.58722 (Mount McGladrey) |
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| Mount Pengelly |
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49°30′06″N 114°35′46″W / 49.50167°N 114.59611°W / 49.50167; -114.59611 (Mount Pengelly) |
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named in 1914 after the family name of the wife of A.J. Campbell, an assistant to A.O. Wheeler of the Interprovincial Boundary Survey
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| Mount Darrah |
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49°28′22″N 114°35′37″W / 49.47278°N 114.59361°W / 49.47278; -114.59361 (Mount Darrah) |
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named after Capt. Charles John Darrah, RE, astronomer to the International Boundary Commission, which with its US counterpart surveyed the BC portion of the 49th parallel 1858–1862.
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| Hollebeke Mountain |
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49°22′37″N 114°34′03″W / 49.37694°N 114.56750°W / 49.37694; -114.56750 (Hollebeke Mountain) |
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named after Hollebeke a village near Ypres, Belgium
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| St. Eloi Mountain |
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49°19′35″N 114°28′44″W / 49.32639°N 114.47889°W / 49.32639; -114.47889 (St. Eloi Mountain) |
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named after St. Eloi, Belgium, near Ypres, where Canadians fought in 1916
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| Mount Haig |
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49°17′21″N 114°26′47″W / 49.28917°N 114.44639°W / 49.28917; -114.44639 (Mount Haig) |
Middle Kootenay Pass |
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named after Capt. Robert Wolseley Haig, RA, astronomer to the International Boundary Commission, which with its US counterpart surveyed the BC portion of the 49th Parallel 1858–1862.
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| Rainy Ridge |
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49°14′52″N 114°22′50″W / 49.24778°N 114.38056°W / 49.24778; -114.38056 (Rainy Ridge) |
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| Three Lakes Ridge |
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49°14′14″N 114°24′10″W / 49.23722°N 114.40278°W / 49.23722; -114.40278 (Three Lakes Ridge) |
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| Scarpe Mountain |
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49°12′48″N 114°24′08″W / 49.21333°N 114.40222°W / 49.21333; -114.40222 (Scarpe Mountain) |
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named for the Scarpe River, which flows through Arras, France, where Canadians fought in 1917–18
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| La Coulotte Peak |
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49°12′01″N 114°19′06″W / 49.20028°N 114.31833°W / 49.20028; -114.31833 (La Coulotte Peak) |
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La Coulotte is a village near Lens, France
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| Mount Matkin |
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49°11′20″N 114°13′37″W / 49.18889°N 114.22694°W / 49.18889; -114.22694 (Mount Matkin) |
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| La Coulotte Ridge |
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49°11′13″N 114°17′31″W / 49.18694°N 114.29194°W / 49.18694; -114.29194 (La Coulotte Ridge) |
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La Coulotte is a village near Lens, France
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| Font Mountain |
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49°10′31″N 114°12′50″W / 49.17528°N 114.21389°W / 49.17528; -114.21389 (Font Mountain) |
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| Kishinena Peak |
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49°07′06″N 114°09′00″W / 49.11833°N 114.15000°W / 49.11833; -114.15000 (Kishinena Peak) |
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kishinena is the Ktunaxa word for white fir or balsam
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| Festubert Mountain |
Burgess Mountain |
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49°04′58″N 114°07′58″W / 49.08278°N 114.13278°W / 49.08278; -114.13278 (Festubert Mountain) |
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Named after Festubert, a village near La Bassée, France, where Canadian troops fought in 1915.
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| Forum Peak |
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49°00′14″N 114°04′17″W / 49.00389°N 114.07139°W / 49.00389; -114.07139 (Forum Peak) |
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just north of the Canada–United States border
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