Mount Rutherford
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Mount Rutherford is a mountain in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Northern Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Its peak stands 3 km (2 mi) east of Harvey Lake and north of the Snaring River, a tributary of the Athabasca River.
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Mount Rutherford | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,847 m (9,341 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 393 m (1,289 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 53°10′20″N 118°24′51″W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies, Northern Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River[3] |
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In 1954, the Geographic Board of Alberta named the 2,847 m (9,341 ft) peak Mount Rutherford after Alberta's first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. It is about 34 kilometres northwest[4] of the town of Jasper.