Mount Arethusa | |
Elevation M: | 2912 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 138 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Misty Range |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | Alberta |
Map: | Canada Alberta |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 50.6075°N -114.9678°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Easiest Route: | Difficult scramble |
Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
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, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.[4] [5]
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.