Fairholme Range
| Fairholme Range | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Girouard |
| Elevation | 2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°14′10″N115°24′11″W/ 51.23611°N 115.40306°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Fairholme Range | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Range coordinates | 51°08′59″N115°19′36″W/ 51.14972°N 115.32667°W[3] |
| Parent range | Front Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS82O3Canmore[3] |
TheFairholme Rangeis amountain rangeeast of theBow Rivervalley in theCanadian Rockies.The range is bounded on the west side by theTrans-Canada Highwayas it passes through the towns ofExshawandCanmore,while the northern section of the range extends intoBanff National Parkto the southern shores ofLake Minnewanka.[4]John Pallisernamed the range in 1859 after his sister Grace Fairholme, who had married William Fairholme.[5]
In the spring and summer of 2003,Parks Canadaperformed aprescribed burnin selected areas of the range in order to reduce fire hazard, managepine beetlepopulation and increase sheep habitat. In total, 5300 hectares of land were affected.[6]
List of mountains
[edit]Peaks of this range include:
| Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | ||
| Mount Girouard | 2,995 | 9,826 | 1,455 | 4,774 | 51°14'10 "N, 115°24'11" W |
| Mount Inglismaldie | 2,964 | 9,724 | 160 | 520 | 51°14'30 "N, 115°25'16" W |
| Mount Peechee | 2,935 | 9,629 | 160 | 520 | 51°12'35 "N, 115°22'38" W |
| Mount Charles Stewart | 2,809 | 9,216 | 363 | 1,191 | 51°9'18 "N, 115°19'59" W |
| Grotto Mountain | 2,706 | 8,878 | 238 | 781 | 51°5'16 "N, 115°16'5" W |
| Mount Fable | 2,702 | 8,865 | 203 | 666 | 51°7'6 "N, 115°13'40" W |
| Mount Lady Macdonald | 2,606 | 8,550 | 75 | 246 | 51°7'20 "N, 115°19'0" W |
| Princess Margaret Mountain | 2,515 | 8,251 | 38 | 125 | 51°9'32 "N, 115°22'8" W |
| Anûkathâ Îpa | 2,514 | 8,248 | 34 | 112 | 51°8'10 "N, 115°20'16" W |
| Association Peak | 2,362 | 7,749 | 102 | 335 | 51°10'50 "N, 115°7'34" W |
Anûkathâ Îpais the official name as of 2020 of a mountain that previously held a racist and offensive name.[7]
Further reading
[edit]- Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (31 March 2011).Canadian Rockies Trail Guide.pp. 16, 32.ISBN9780978237509.
- Patton, Brian (July 2007).Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: A Touring Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay.pp. 13–14, 41.ISBN9780978237523.
References
[edit]- ^"Mount Girouard".cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.Retrieved2019-08-02.
- ^"Mount Girouard".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2019-08-02.
- ^ab"Fairholme Range".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2019-08-02.
- ^ Ommanney, Simon (2002). Williams, Richard Jr.; Ferrigno, Jane (eds.)."Glaciers of the Canadian Rockies"(PDF).U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386: Satellite Image Atlas of the Glaciers of the World -- North America.Washington, D.C.:USGS:224.Retrieved2019-08-02.
- ^"Fairholme Range".cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.Retrieved2004-06-15.
- ^ "2003 Prescribed burn in the Fairholme Range".Parks Canada. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-06.Retrieved2005-10-16.
- ^"Beyond Local: Stoney Nakoda restores traditional name to peak with racist nickname".StAlbertToday.ca.September 29, 2020.Retrieved2022-01-31.
External links
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Media related toFairholme Rangeat Wikimedia Commons