Mount Rutherford

Mount Rutherford
Mount Rutherford is located in Alberta
Mount Rutherford
Mount Rutherford
Location within Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,847 m (9,341 ft)
Prominence393 m (1,289 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°10′20″N 118°24′51″W / 53.17222°N 118.41417°W / 53.17222; -118.41417
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River

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 3 km (2 mi) 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 2,847 m (9,341 ft) peak Mount Rutherford after Alberta's first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. It is about 34 kilometers northwest of the town of Jasper.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mount Rutherford". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Mount Rutherford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Rutherford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Mountains, Lake Named to Honor Alberta Pioneers". Edmonton Journal. December 10, 1954. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Jasper to Mount Rutherford". Jasper to Mount Rutherford. Retrieved 2021-01-12.