Victoria Cross Ranges

The Victoria Cross Ranges (52°55′N 118°18′W / 52.917°N 118.300°W / 52.917; -118.300 (Victoria Cross Ranges-S) to 53°05′N 118°30′W / 53.083°N 118.500°W / 53.083; -118.500 (Victoria Cross Ranges-N)) are a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies, located to the northwest of Jasper. Of the 19 peaks contained within this range, five are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeetnamesake
Snaring Mountain2,9319,617
Mount Bridgland2,9309,613Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient)
Mount Mahood2,8969,502
Consort Mountain2,8839,459
Mount Oliver2,8659,400
Mount Beaupré2,7789,115
Monarch Mountain2,7779,111
Pyramid Mountain2,7669,075
Mount McKean2,7439,000George Burdon McKean
Buttress Mountain2,6858,809
Mount Griesbach2,6828,800William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient)
Mount Kinross2,6508,695Cecil John Kinross
Mount Zengel2,6308,629Raphael Louis Zengel
Mount Henry2,6298,626
Cairngorm2,6108,563
Mount Kerr2,5608,399John Chipman Kerr
Emigrants Mountain2,5538,376
Elysium Mountain2,4468,025
Mount Pattison2,3167,600John George Pattison

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