Victoria Cross Ranges

The Victoria Cross Ranges (52°55′N 118°18′W to 53°05′N 118°30′W) 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 678 square kilometers.[1]

Victoria Cross Ranges

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeetnamesake
Snaring Mountain2,9319,617
Mount Bridgland2,9309,613Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient)
Mount Mahood2,8969,502
Consort Mountain2,8839,459
Mount Oliver2,8659,400
Mount Beaupré2,7789,115
Monarch Mountain2,7779,111
Pyramid Mountain2,7669,075
Mount McKean2,7439,000George Burdon McKean, VC
Buttress Mountain2,6858,809
Mount Griesbach2,6828,800William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient)
Mount Kinross2,6508,695Cecil John Kinross, VC
Mount Zengel2,6308,629Raphael Louis Zengel, VC
Mount Henry2,6298,626Henry A.F. MacLeod, CPR engineer[2]
Cairngorm2,6108,563
Mount Kerr2,5608,399John Chipman Kerr, VC
Emigrants Mountain2,5538,376
Elysium Mountain2,4468,025
Mount Pattison2,3167,600John George Pattison, VC

See also

Further reading
• Jane G. Ferrigno, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, P 269
• Chris Yorath, Ben Gadd, Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper: A Visitor's Guide To The Geology Of Jasper National Park, P 133
• Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, P 184

References
  1. Victoria Cross Ranges geographical information
  2. Donovan and Monto, Alberta Place Names, p. 142


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