Emigrants Mountain

Mountain in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada

Emigrants Mountain

Emigrants Mountain

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation| 2,553 m (8,376 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence| 173 m (568 ft)[2]
Parent peak| Mount McKean (2743 m)[2]
Listing| Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates| 52°56′35″N 118°18′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.943°N 118.314°W﻿ / 52.943; -118.314[4]
Geography
Country| Canada
Province| Alberta
Protected area| Jasper National Park
Parent range| Victoria Cross Ranges
Topo map| NTS 83D16 Jasper[4]

Emigrants Mountain is a summit in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. accessible by walking track and with views over the Miette Valley, Mount Fitzwilliam and other peaks in the Great Divide.[5] Emigrants Mountain was so named on account of gold prospectors in the area during the Cariboo Gold Rush.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Emigrants Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
2. ^ a b c "Emigrants Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
3. ^ "Topographic map of Emigrants Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
4. ^ a b "Emigrants Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
5. ^ Patten, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2007). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (8th ed.). Banff: Summerthought. p. 184.
6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.

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