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Encyclopedia > Ringrose Peak
Ringrose Peak

Ringrose Peak soars above a pond near Lake O'Hara
Elevation 3,292 metres (10,801 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta- Flag of British Columbia British Columbia
Flag of Canada Canada
Range Bow Range
Prominence 137 m (449 ft)
Coordinates 51°20′24″N 116°17′10″W / 51.34, -116.28611
Topo map NTS 82N/08
First ascent 1909 by V.A. Fynn and E.F. Pilkington[2]

Ringrose Peak is a mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1704x2272, 1287 KB) Summary Ringrose Peak soars above a pond near Lake OHara, BC Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Canadian Rockies Metadata This file... Lake OHara is the name of a lake and alpine area in Yoho National Park, in the province of British Columbia, on the western side of the Great Divide with the province of Alberta and Banff National Park to the east. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... // Topographic maps are a variety of maps characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines in modern mapping, but historically using a variety of methods. ... The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735...


It is located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Yoho National Parks and is part of the Bow Range of the Banff-Lake Louise Core Area in the Canadian Rockies. A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of... Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks Banff National Park is Canadas oldest national park, established in 1885, in the Canadian Rockies. ... Natural Bridge Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. ... Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. ... The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...


The peak was named in 1894 after A.E.L. Ringrose by Samuel Allen. Allen met Ringrose, who was from London, England, while he was visiting the Rockies.[2]


See also

Relief of Alberta Mount Andromeda Mount Arethusa View from Lake Louise Cascade Mountain Castle Mountain Mount Columbia Crownest Mountain Mount Edith Cavell Grotto Mountain Heart Mountain Mount John Laurie (Yamnuska) Mount Kitchener Mount Michener Pyramid Mountain Roche a Perdrix Mount Rundle Mount Temple Three Sisters Valley of the Ten Peaks...

References

  1. ^ PeakFinder. Ringrose Peak. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  2. ^ a b Ringrose Peak in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

 

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