Victoria Cross Ranges

Victoria Cross Range
Victoria Cross Ranges
Highest point
PeakSnaring Mountain
Elevation2,931 m (9,616 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°02′17″N 118°19′50″W / 53.03806°N 118.33056°W / 53.03806; -118.33056
Dimensions
Area678 km2 (262 sq mi)
Geography
Victoria Cross Range
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates53°00′N 118°18′W / 53.000°N 118.300°W / 53.000; -118.300
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E2 Resplendent Creek

The Victoria Cross Ranges (52°55′N 118°18′W / 52.917°N 118.300°W / 52.917; -118.300 (Victoria Cross Ranges-S) to 53°05′N 118°30′W / 53.083°N 118.500°W / 53.083; -118.500 (Victoria Cross Ranges-N)) 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 kilometres (262 sq mi).

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/PeakElevation (m/ft)namesake
Snaring Mountain2,9319,616Named for local Indigenous tribe who used snares to trap small animals
Mount Bridgland2,9309,610Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient)
Mount Mahood2,8969,501
Consort Mountain2,8839,459Unknown
Mount Oliver2,8659,400Frank Oliver
Mount Beaupré2,7789,114
Monarch Mountain2,7779,111
Pyramid Mountain2,7669,075
Mount McKean2,7438,999George Burdon McKean, VC
Buttress Mountain2,6858,809
Mount Griesbach2,6828,799William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient)
Mount Kinross2,6508,690Cecil John Kinross, VC
Mount Zengel2,6308,630Raphael Louis Zengel, VC
Mount Henry2,6298,625Henry A.F. MacLeod, CPR engineer
Cairngorm2,6108,560
Mount Kerr2,5608,400John Chipman Kerr, VC
Emigrants Mountain2,5538,376
Elysium Mountain2,4468,025
Mount Pattison2,3167,598John George Pattison, VC
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