Mount Rutherford

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.

Mount Rutherford
Highest point
Elevation2,847 m (9,341 ft) [1]
Prominence393 m (1,289 ft) [2]
Coordinates53°10′25″N 118°24′45″W 
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E/01

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 kilometres northwest[3] of the town of Jasper.

See also

References
  1. PeakFinder. "Mount Rutherford". Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. "Mount Rutherford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Jasper to Mount Rutherford". Jasper to Mount Rutherford. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  • The Alberta Gazette #2026, December 15, 1954.
  • "A Gentleman of Strathcona - Alexander Cameron Rutherford", Douglas R. Babcock, 1989, The University of Calgary Press, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ISBN 0-919813-65-8


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