Mount Terry Fox

Mount Terry Fox
Highest point
Elevation 2,643–2,650 m (8,671–8,694 ft)
Prominence 503 m (1,650 ft)
Coordinates 52°55′54″N 119°14′6″W / 52.93167°N 119.23500°W / 52.93167; -119.23500Coordinates: 52°55′54″N 119°14′6″W / 52.93167°N 119.23500°W / 52.93167; -119.23500
Geography
Location Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Selwyn Range, Canada

Mount Terry Fox is a peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. In 1981, the previously-unnamed mountain was named in honour of Terry Fox.[1][2][3] It is 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) north of Valemount, British Columbia and 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Mount Robson,[3] and is within Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park.

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park". Tourism British Columbia. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Mountain in Rockies named for Terry Fox". Ottawa Citizen. July 7, 1981.
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