Mount Rutherford is a mountain in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Northern Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Its peak stands 3 km (2 mi) east of Harvey Lake and north of the Snaring River, a tributary of the Athabasca River.
| Mount Rutherford | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,847 m (9,341 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 393 m (1,289 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°10′20″N 118°24′51″W / 53.17222°N 118.41417°W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River[3] |
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.[4] It is about 34 kilometers northwest of the town of Jasper.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mount Rutherford". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "Mount Rutherford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b "Mount Rutherford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Mountains, Lake Named to Honor Alberta Pioneers". Edmonton Journal. December 10, 1954. p. 13.
- ^ "Jasper to Mount Rutherford". Jasper to Mount Rutherford. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- 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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