Mount Rutherford

Mount Rutherford
Highest point
Elevation 2,847 m (9,341 ft) [1]
Prominence 393 m (1,289 ft) [2]
Coordinates 53°10′25″N 118°24′45″W / 53.17361°N 118.41250°W / 53.17361; -118.41250Coordinates: 53°10′25″N 118°24′45″W / 53.17361°N 118.41250°W / 53.17361; -118.41250
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges
Topo map NTS 83E/01

Mount Rutherford is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. Located in Jasper National Park, it is part of the Northern Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The peak stands 3 km (2 mi) east of Harvey Lake and north of the Snaring River, a tributary of the Athabasca River.

Overview

In 1954 the Geographic Board of Alberta named the 2,847 m (9,341 ft) peak Mount Rutherford after Alberta's first premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Mount Rutherford's location is about 34 kilometres northwest[3] from the town of Jasper.

See also

References

  1. ↑ PeakFinder. "Mount Rutherford". Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Mount Rutherford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ↑ http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Jasper,+Division+No.+15,+Alberta,+Canada&daddr=Mount+Rutherford,+Alberta,+Canada&hl=en&geocode=&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=49.39451,-97.912687&sspn=30.777693,64.775391&ie=UTF8&ll=52.802761,-117.388916&spn=3.560481,8.096924&z=7
  • The Alberta Gazette #2026, December 15, 1954.
  • "A Gentleman of Strathcona - Alexander Cameron Rutherford", Douglas R. Babcock, 1989, The University of Calgary Press, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ISBN 0-919813-65-8

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