Emigrants Mountain

Emigrants Mountain
Emigrants Mountain is located in Alberta
Emigrants Mountain
Emigrants Mountain
Location within Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,553 m (8,376 ft)
Prominence173 m (568 ft)
Parent peakMount McKean (2743 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°56′35″N 118°18′50″W / 52.943°N 118.314°W / 52.943; -118.314
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
Alberta
Protected area
Jasper National Park
Parent rangeVictoria Cross Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D16 Jasper

Emigrants Mountain is a summit in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. accessible by walking track and with views over the Miette Valley, Mount Fitzwilliam and other peaks in the Great Divide. Emigrants Mountain was so named on account of gold prospectors in the area during the Cariboo Gold Rush.

References

  1. ↑ "Emigrants Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Emigrants Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Topographic map of Emigrants Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. 1 2 "Emigrants Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ↑ Patten, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2007). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (8th ed.). Banff: Summerthought. p. 184.
  6. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.