Mount Arethusa

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Mount Arethusa

Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006)
Elevation 2,912 m (9,554 ft)[1]
Prominence 138 m (453 ft)[2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Location
Mount Arethusa
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Range Misty Range
Coordinates 50°36′22″N 114°58′14″W / 50.60611°N 114.97056°W / 50.60611; -114.97056Coordinates: 50°36′22″N 114°58′14″W / 50.60611°N 114.97056°W / 50.60611; -114.97056[1]
Topo map NTS 82J/10
Climbing
Easiest route Difficult scramble

Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

It is located alongside Highway 40, immediately east of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is a part of the Misty Range of the Southern Continental Ranges. It is named after the HMS Arethusa, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.[3]

Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa form the southern wall of the Ptarmigan cirque which is a popular short hike from the Highwood Pass parking lot.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Arethusa". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Arethusa. Retrieved 2007 Oct 7.
  2. ↑ "Mount Arethusa". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=5675. Retrieved 2013 Mar 30.
  3. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. 


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