Mount Oliver (Alberta)

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Mount Oliver
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Mount Oliver
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,865 m (9,400 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 455 m (1,493 ft) [3]
Parent peak Snaring Mountain (2931 m) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°01′09″N118°21′02″W / 53.0191666°N 118.3505556°W / 53.0191666; -118.3505556 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Victoria Cross Ranges
Topo map NTS   83E1 Snaring River [4]

Mount Oliver was named in 1954 after Frank Oliver the founder of the Edmonton Bulletin. [5] It is located in the Victoria Cross Ranges in Alberta. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Topographic map of Mount Oliver". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Oliver". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Oliver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Oliver". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. Fournier, Ariel (2021-05-14). "Frank Oliver shaped Alberta, stole land and banned immigrants. Should we still celebrate his name?". CBC News . Archived from the original on 2022-09-17.