Mount Arethusa
Mountain in Alberta, Canada
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::summary Mountain in Alberta, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Arethusa |
| photo | Arethusa-Storm-Mist-Highwood-aerial-redux2.JPG |
| photo_caption | Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006) |
| elevation_m | 2912 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 138 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Misty Range |
| listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| country | Canada |
| map | Canada Alberta |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | NTS |
| easiest_route | Difficult scramble |
| :: |
| name = Mount Arethusa | photo = Arethusa-Storm-Mist-Highwood-aerial-redux2.JPG | photo_caption = Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006) | elevation_m = 2912 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 138 | prominence_ref= | range = Misty Range | listing = Mountains of Alberta | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta | map = Canada Alberta | map_caption = Location in Alberta | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = NTS | first_ascent = | 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 , a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.
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
References
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- {{cite opentopomap. Mount Arethusa. 50.60808. -114.96875. 2023-08-20
- {{cite bivouac
- {{cite cgndb
- (2006). "Canadian Mountain Place Names". Rocky Mountain Books.
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
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