Victoria Cross Ranges Explained

Victoria Cross Range
Highest:Snaring Mountain
Elevation M:2931
Coordinates:53.0381°N -118.3306°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Country:Canada
Subdivision2 Type:Province
Subdivision2:Alberta
Parent:Canadian Rockies
Area Km2:678
Length Orientation:N-S
Map:Canada Alberta
Map Size:200
Range Coordinates:53°N -136°W
Range Coordinates Ref:[2]

The Victoria Cross Ranges (to) are a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies, located to the northwest of Jasper. Of the 19 peaks contained within this range, five are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross. The area of the ranges is .[3]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

align=left width=120Mountain/Peak !Elevation (m/ft) namesake
Named for local Indigenous tribe who used snares to trap small animals
Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient)
Unknown
Mount OliverFrank Oliver
Pyramid Mountain
George Burdon McKean, VC
William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient)
Cecil John Kinross, VC
Raphael Louis Zengel, VC
Mount HenryHenry A.F. MacLeod, CPR engineer[4]
John Chipman Kerr, VC
John George Pattison, VC

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Notes and References

  1. IAJOD. Snaring Mountain. 2023-04-06.
  2. IAONK. Victoria Cross Ranges. 2023-04-06.
  3. Web site: Victoria Cross Ranges. bivouac.com. 2023-04-06.
  4. Donovan and Monto, Alberta Place Names, p. 142