Ringrose Peak

Ringrose Peak is a mountain on the Alberta—British Columbia border, in Canada.

Ringrose Peak
Ringrose Peak soars above a pond (Lake Lefroy) near Lake O'Hara
Highest point
Elevation3,292 m (10,801 ft) [1]
Prominence137 m (449 ft) [2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°20′34″N 116°17′25″W [3]
Geography
LocationAlberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent1909 by V.A. Fynn and E.F. Pilkington[2]

It is located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Yoho National Parks and is part of the Bow Range of the Banff-Lake Louise Core Area in the Canadian Rockies.

The peak was named in 1894 after Arthur Edmund Leake Ringrose (1852-1924)[4][5] by Samuel Allen, because previously Allen had met Ringrose, while Allen was visiting the Rockies. Ringrose was visiting from London, England.[2] Arthur died on the 25th of February 1924 in Middleton Tyas, Richmond, Yorkshire, England.[4]He was buried four days later in the churchyard of St Michael & All Angels, which is just outside the village of Middleton Tyas.[5][6]

See also
  • Mountains of British Columbia
  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border

References
  1. "Ringrose Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. "Ringrose Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  3. "Ringrose Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. "Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Arthur Edmund Leake Ringrose (9 Nov 1852–25 Feb 1924), Find A Grave Memorial no. 125266661,St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Middleton Tyas, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England ; Maintained by Charlie (contributor 47128769)." Retrieved 21 May 2019
  5. "National Burial Index For England & Wales".Find My Past.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2019
  6. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, database, FamilySearch" Richmond (Yorkshire), Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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