Mount Terry Fox

Mount Terry Fox
Mount Terry Fox is located in British Columbia
Mount Terry Fox
Mount Terry Fox
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,645 m (8,678 ft)[1]
Prominence503 m (1,650 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°55′58″N 119°14′08″W / 52.932778°N 119.235555°W / 52.932778; -119.235555[3]
Naming
EtymologyTerry Fox[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District[4]
Protected areaMount Terry Fox Provincial Park
Parent rangeSelwyn Range
Topo mapNTS 83D14 Valemount[3][4]

Mount Terry Fox is a peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. In 1981, the previously unnamed mountain was named in honour of Terry Fox.[2][5][6] It is 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) north of Valemount, British Columbia and 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Mount Robson,[6] and is within Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park.

References

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Terry Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Terry Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Terry Fox". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Terry Fox". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ "Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Mountain in Rockies named for Terry Fox". Ottawa Citizen. July 7, 1981.
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