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]
| Fairholme Range | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Girouard |
| Elevation | 2,995 m (9,826 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°14′10″N 115°24′11″W / 51.23611°N 115.40306°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Fairholme Range | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Range coordinates | 51°08′59″N 115°19′36″W / 51.14972°N 115.32667°W[3] |
| Parent range | Front Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82O3 Canmore[3] |
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:
| Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | m | ft | ||
| Mount Girouard | 2,995 | 9,826 | 1,455 | 4,774 | 51°14'10"N, 115°24'11"W |
| Mount Inglismaldie | 2,964 | 9,724 | 160 | 520 | 51°14'30"N, 115°25'16"W |
| Mount Peechee | 2,935 | 9,629 | 160 | 520 | 51°12'35"N, 115°22'38"W |
| Mount Charles Stewart | 2,809 | 9,216 | 363 | 1,191 | 51°9'18"N, 115°19'59"W |
| Grotto Mountain | 2,706 | 8,878 | 238 | 781 | 51°5'16"N, 115°16'5"W |
| Mount Fable | 2,702 | 8,865 | 203 | 666 | 51°7'6"N, 115°13'40"W |
| Mount Lady Macdonald | 2,606 | 8,550 | 75 | 246 | 51°7'20"N, 115°19'0"W |
| Princess Margaret Mountain | 2,515 | 8,251 | 38 | 125 | 51°9'32"N, 115°22'8"W |
| Anûkathâ Îpa | 2,514 | 8,248 | 34 | 112 | 51°8'10"N, 115°20'16"W |
| Association Peak | 2,362 | 7,749 | 102 | 335 | 51°10'50"N, 115°7'34"W |
Anûkathâ Îpa is the official name as of 2020 of a mountain that previously held a racist and offensive name.[7]
Further reading
- Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (31 March 2011). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. pp. 16, 32. ISBN 9780978237509.
- Patton, Brian (July 2007). Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: A Touring Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay. pp. 13–14, 41. ISBN 9780978237523.
References
External links
Media related to Fairholme Range at Wikimedia Commons