Mountain range in Western Canada
Mount Athabasca, Mount Andromeda, Athabasca Glacier, Snow Dome, Dome Glacier and Mount Kitchener
The Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range in the central section of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies located in Jasper National Park .[ 5] The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill , former British prime minister .
The eastern boundary of the range begins on the western side of Sunwapta River from the Jasper and Banff boundary and extends north to Sunwapta Falls . The western boundary of the range is defined by the Athabasca River valley to the east of Warwick Mountain . The valley narrows as it approaches the Continental Divide , and separates Mt. Columbia from Mt. King Edward , the latter of which is not part of the range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain / Peak
Elevation
Prominence
FA
Coordinates
m
ft
m
ft
Mount Columbia
3,747
12,293
2,383
7,818
1902
52°8′51″N 117°26′26″W / 52.14750°N 117.44056°W / 52.14750; -117.44056
North Twin Peak
3,730
12,240
1,010
3,310
1923
52°13′25″N 117°26′3″W / 52.22361°N 117.43417°W / 52.22361; -117.43417
Mount Alberta
3,619
11,873
819
2,687
1925
52°17′14″N 117°28′37″W / 52.28722°N 117.47694°W / 52.28722; -117.47694
South Twin Peak
3,566
11,699
341
1,119
1924
52°12′14″N 117°26′5″W / 52.20389°N 117.43472°W / 52.20389; -117.43472
Mount Kitchener
3,505
11,499
280
920
1927
52°13′3″N 117°19′12″W / 52.21750°N 117.32000°W / 52.21750; -117.32000
Snow Dome
3,456
11,339
171
561
1898
52°11′17″N 117°19′1″W / 52.18806°N 117.31694°W / 52.18806; -117.31694
Stutfield Peak
3,450
11,320
290
950
1927
52°14′18″N 117°24′27″W / 52.23833°N 117.40750°W / 52.23833; -117.40750
Mount Woolley
3,405
11,171
565
1,854
1925
52°17′50″N 117°25′31″W / 52.29722°N 117.42528°W / 52.29722; -117.42528
Mount Cromwell
3,380
11,090
360
1,180
1936
52°16′8″N 117°23′35″W / 52.26889°N 117.39306°W / 52.26889; -117.39306
Diadem Peak
3,371
11,060
211
692
1898
52°18′38″N 117°25′15″W / 52.31056°N 117.42083°W / 52.31056; -117.42083
Mount Engelhard
3,270
10,730
210
690
1930
52°16′31″N 117°24′25″W / 52.27528°N 117.40694°W / 52.27528; -117.40694
Mount Smythe
3,246
10,650
420
1,380
1951
52°21′20″N 117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.47500°W / 52.35556; -117.47500
Mount GEC
3,220
10,560
400
1,300
1948
52°20′11″N 117°27′0″W / 52.33639°N 117.45000°W / 52.33639; -117.45000
Mushroom Peak
3,210
10,530
270
890
1947
52°18′42″N 117°23′50″W / 52.31167°N 117.39722°W / 52.31167; -117.39722
Mount Nelson
3,180
10,430
240
790
1951
52°20′46″N 117°28′10″W / 52.34611°N 117.46944°W / 52.34611; -117.46944
Thorington Tower
3,155
10,351
275
902
1967
52°21′27″N 117°30′10″W / 52.35750°N 117.50278°W / 52.35750; -117.50278
Mount Palmer
3,150
10,330
270
890
1953
52°21′10″N 117°31′14″W / 52.35278°N 117.52056°W / 52.35278; -117.52056
Gong Peak
3,120
10,240
280
920
1936
52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917
Mount Weiss
3,120
10,240
210
690
1971
52°23′28″N 117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500
Mount Adam Joachim
3,090
10,140
440
1,440
1938
52°24′16″N 117°31′40″W / 52.40444°N 117.52778°W / 52.40444; -117.52778
Mount K2
3,090
10,140
Unk
52°13′30″N 117°17′31″W / 52.22500°N 117.29194°W / 52.22500; -117.29194
Mount Mitchell
3,040
9,970
183
600
1970
52°24′12″N 117°30′13″W / 52.40333°N 117.50361°W / 52.40333; -117.50361
Mount Morden Long
3,040
9,970
360
1,180
Unk
52°25′21″N 117°32′17″W / 52.42250°N 117.53806°W / 52.42250; -117.53806
Mount McGuire
3,030
9,940
130
430
1971
52°22′28″N 117°27′7″W / 52.37444°N 117.45194°W / 52.37444; -117.45194
Mount Confederation
2,969
9,741
429
1,407
1947
52°24′13″N 117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°W / 52.40361; -117.57639
Little Alberta
2,956
9,698
250
820
1924
52°16′26″N 117°26′17″W / 52.27389°N 117.43806°W / 52.27389; -117.43806
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