Winston Churchill Range

Winston Churchill Range
Athabasca Glacier in the Winston Churchill Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Columbia
Elevation	3,747 m (12,293 ft)
Coordinates	52°08′50″N 117°26′10″W / 52.14722°N 117.43611°W / 52.14722; -117.43611
Dimensions
Length	31 km (19 mi) N/S ^[1]
Width	23 km (14 mi) E/W ^[1]
Area	410 km² (160 sq mi) ^[1]
Naming
Etymology	Winston Churchill
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	British Columbia and Alberta
Range coordinates	52°21′32″N 117°26′58″E / 52.3589°N 117.4494°E / 52.3589; 117.4494Coordinates: 52°21′32″N 117°26′58″E / 52.3589°N 117.4494°E / 52.3589; 117.4494 ^[2]
Parent range	Park Ranges

Mount Athabasca, Mount Andromeda, Athabasca Glacier, Snow Dome, Dome Glacier and Mount Kitchener

The Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range in the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies located in Jasper National Park. The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill, former British prime minister.

The eastern boundary of the range begins on the western side of Sunwapta River from the Jasper and Banff boundary and extends north to Sunwapta Falls. The western boundary of the range is defined by the Athabasca River valley to the east of Warwick Mountain. The valley narrows as it approaches the Continental Divide, and separates Mt. Columbia from Mt. King Edward, the latter of which is not part of the range.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peak	metres	feet
Mount Columbia	3,747	12,294
North Twin Peak	3,684	12,087
Twins Tower	3,627	11,900
Mount Alberta	3,619	11,874
South Twin Peak	3,566	11,700
Mount Kitchener	3,505	11,500
Snow Dome	3,456	11,339
Mount Woolley	3,460	11,352
Stutfield Peak	3,450	11,319
Diadem Peak	3,371	11,060
Mount Cromwell	3,330	10,926
Mount Engelhard	3,270	10,729
Mount Smythe	3,246	10,650
Mushroom Peak	3,210	10,532
Thorington Tower	3,155	10,352
Mount Nelson	3,150	10,335
Mount Palmer	3,150	10,335
Mount Gec	3,130	10,270
Gong Peak	3,120	10,237
Mount Adam Joachim	3,094	10,150
Mount K2	3,090	10,138
Mount Weiss	3,090	10,138
Mount Mitchell	3,040	9,974
Mount Morden Long	3,040	9,974
Mount McGuire	3,030	9,941
Mount Confederation	2,969	9,741
Little Alberta	2,956	9,700

References

1 2 3 "Winston Churchill Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
↑ "Winston Churchill Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

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