The De Smet Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located northwest of Highway 16 and Jasper Lake in Jasper National Park, Canada. The range is named after its highest point Roche de Smet, which in turn was named by Iroquois working in the fur trade industry. The Iroquois named the peak after Pierre-Jean De Smet, a Belgian missionary who had worked with the indigenous peoples in the 1840s in Rupert's Land, the North-Western Territory, the Oregon Country and the United States.[4]
| De Smet Range | |
|---|---|
 De Smet Range and Athabasca River | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Roche de Smet |
| Elevation | 2,539 m (8,330 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°08′03″N 118°06′59″W / 53.13417°N 118.11639°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  De Smet Range | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Range coordinates | 53°09′39″N 118°09′09″W / 53.16083°N 118.15250°W[3] |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River[3] |
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[5]
| Mountain/Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | |
|---|---|---|
| Roche de Smet | 2,539 | 8,330 |
| Mount Cumnock | 2,460 | 8,070 |
| Mount Bistre | 2,346 | 7,697 |
| Mount Greenock | 2,065 | 6,775 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roche Pierre-Jean De Smet". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Roche de Smet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ a b "De Smet Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "De Smet Range". Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia. Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "De Smet Range". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-10.