Mount Rutherford Explained

Mount Rutherford
Elevation M:2847
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:393
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Canadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Location:Alberta, Canada
Map:Alberta
Coordinates:53.1722°N -118.4142°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]

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 30NaN0 east of Harvey Lake and north of the Snaring River, a tributary of the Athabasca River.

In 1954, the Geographic Board of Alberta named the 2847m (9,341feet) peak Mount Rutherford after Alberta's first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford.[4] It is about 34 kilometers northwest of the town of Jasper.[5]

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  1. 1198. Mount Rutherford . 2007-09-10.
  2. 10540. Mount Rutherford. 2009-01-02.
  3. IAGGB. Mount Rutherford. 2021-03-21.
  4. News: December 10, 1954 . Mountains, Lake Named to Honor Alberta Pioneers . Edmonton Journal . 13.
  5. Web site: Jasper to Mount Rutherford. 2021-01-12. Jasper to Mount Rutherford. en.