Fairholme Range

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Fairholme Range
Mts Inglismaldie, Girouard, Peechee from Vermillion Lakes.jpg
The Fairholme Range's top three: Mts Inglismaldie, Girouard and Peechee, from the Vermillion Lakes
Highest point
PeakMount Girouard
Elevation 2,995 m (9,826 ft) [1]
Coordinates 51°14′10″N115°24′11″W / 51.23611°N 115.40306°W / 51.23611; -115.40306 [2]
Geography
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Fairholme Range
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 51°08′59″N115°19′36″W / 51.14972°N 115.32667°W / 51.14972; -115.32667 [3]
Parent range Front Ranges
Topo map NTS   82O3 Canmore [3]

The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka. [4] John Palliser named the range in 1859 after his sister Grace Fairholme, who had married William Fairholme. [5]

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In the spring and summer of 2003, Parks Canada performed a prescribed burn in selected areas of the range in order to reduce fire hazard, manage pine beetle population and increase sheep habitat. In total, 5300 hectares of land were affected. [6]

List of mountains

Peaks of this range include:

NameElevation Prominence Coordinates
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Mount Girouard 2,9959,8261,4554,774 51°14′10″N115°24′11″W / 51.23611°N 115.40306°W / 51.23611; -115.40306
Mount Inglismaldie 2,9649,724160520 51°14′30″N115°25′16″W / 51.24167°N 115.42111°W / 51.24167; -115.42111
Mount Peechee 2,9359,629160520 51°12′35″N115°22′38″W / 51.20972°N 115.37722°W / 51.20972; -115.37722
Mount Charles Stewart 2,8099,2163631,191 51°9′18″N115°19′59″W / 51.15500°N 115.33306°W / 51.15500; -115.33306
Grotto Mountain 2,7068,878238781 51°5′16″N115°16′5″W / 51.08778°N 115.26806°W / 51.08778; -115.26806
Mount Fable 2,7028,865203666 51°7′6″N115°13′40″W / 51.11833°N 115.22778°W / 51.11833; -115.22778
Mount Lady Macdonald 2,6068,55075246 51°7′20″N115°19′0″W / 51.12222°N 115.31667°W / 51.12222; -115.31667
Princess Margaret Mountain 2,5158,25138125 51°9′32″N115°22′8″W / 51.15889°N 115.36889°W / 51.15889; -115.36889
Anûkathâ Îpa 2,5148,24834112 51°8′10″N115°20′16″W / 51.13611°N 115.33778°W / 51.13611; -115.33778
Association Peak 2,3627,749102335 51°10′50″N115°7′34″W / 51.18056°N 115.12611°W / 51.18056; -115.12611
Grotto Mountain in 2005 Grotto Mountain 2005.jpg
Grotto Mountain in 2005

Anûkathâ Îpa is the official name as of 2020 of a mountain that previously held a racist and offensive name. [7]

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References

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  2. "Mount Girouard". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  3. 1 2 "Fairholme Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  4. 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. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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  6. "2003 Prescribed burn in the Fairholme Range". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2005-10-16.
  7. "Beyond Local: Stoney Nakoda restores traditional name to peak with racist nickname". StAlbertToday.ca. September 29, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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