Mount McGuire (Alberta)

Mount McGuire (Alberta)
Mount McGuire
Elevation 3,030 m (9,941 ft) [1]
Prominence 110 m (361 ft) [2]
Location
Location  Alberta  Canada
Range Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates 52°22′30″N 117°27′00″W / 52.375°N 117.45°W / 52.375; -117.45
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

For the mountain of a similar name near Chilliwack, British Columbia, see Mount McGuire (Chilliwack River Valley).

Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.

The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Peakfinder. "Mt. McGuire". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+McGuire. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  2. ^ Mount Guire in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.



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