Mount Terry Fox

Mount Terry Fox
Mount Terry Fox is located in British Columbia
Mount Terry Fox
Mount Terry Fox
Location within British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,645 m (8,678 ft)
Prominence503 m (1,650 ft)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°55′58″N 119°14′08″W / 52.932778°N 119.235555°W / 52.932778; -119.235555
Naming
EtymologyTerry Fox
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
British Columbia
District
Cariboo Land District
Protected area
Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park
Parent rangeSelwyn Range
Topo mapNTS 83D14 Valemount

Mount Terry Fox is a peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. In 1981, the previously unnamed mountain was named in honour of Terry Fox. It is 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) north of Valemount, British Columbia and 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Mount Robson, and is within Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park.

References

  1. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Terry Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Terry Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Terry Fox". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Terry Fox". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Mountain in Rockies named for Terry Fox". Ottawa Citizen. July 7, 1981.