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Victoria Cross Ranges
Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada
Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Victoria Cross Range | |
| photo | Victoria Cross Range (Alberta) banner.jpg | |
| photo_caption | Victoria Cross Ranges | |
| highest | Snaring Mountain | |
| elevation_m | 2931 | |
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| coordinates | ||
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| listing | Mountains of Alberta | |
| country | Canada | |
| subdivision2_type | Province | |
| subdivision2 | Alberta | |
| parent | Canadian Rockies | |
| area_km2 | 678 | |
| area_ref | ||
| length_orientation | N-S | |
| map | Canada Alberta | |
| map_size | 200 | |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta | |
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| topo_maker | NTS | topo_map = |
NOTOC The Victoria Cross Ranges ( to ) 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 sqkm.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | namesake |
|---|---|---|
| Snaring Mountain | Named for local Indigenous tribe who used snares to trap small animals | |
| Mount Bridgland | Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient) | |
| Mount Mahood | ||
| Consort Mountain | Unknown | |
| Mount Oliver | Frank Oliver | |
| Mount Beaupré | ||
| Monarch Mountain | ||
| Pyramid Mountain | ||
| Mount McKean | George Burdon McKean, VC | |
| Buttress Mountain | ||
| Mount Griesbach | William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient) | |
| Mount Kinross | Cecil John Kinross, VC | |
| Mount Zengel | Raphael Louis Zengel, VC | |
| Mount Henry | Henry A.F. MacLeod, CPR engineer | |
| Cairngorm | ||
| Mount Kerr | John Chipman Kerr, VC | |
| Emigrants Mountain | ||
| Elysium Mountain | ||
| Mount Pattison | John George Pattison, VC |
References
References
- {{cite opentopomap. Snaring Mountain. 53.03806. -118.33056. 2023-04-02
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- "Victoria Cross Ranges".
- Donovan and Monto, Alberta Place Names, p. 142
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