Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
| Mount Arethusa | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,912 m (9,554 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 138 m (453 ft)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°36′27″N 114°58′04″W / 50.6075°N 114.9678°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Arethusa Location in Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | Misty Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82J10 Mount Rae[4] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Difficult scramble |
It is located alongside Highway 40, immediately east of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is a part of the Misty Range of the Southern Continental Ranges. It is named after HMS Arethusa, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.[5][6]
Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa form the southern wall of the Ptarmigan cirque which is a popular short hike from the Highwood Pass parking lot.
References
edit- ^ "Mount Arethusa". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Arethusa". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Mount Arethusa". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ a b "Mount Arethusa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.