Mount Richardson
Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.
- Peak rising to 3,086 metres (10,125 feet)
- Description: mountain in Alberta, Canada
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Pika Peak and Hidden Lake.
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake is a small glacial lake in the Skoki Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.
Ptarmigan Peak
Ptarmigan Peak is a mountain located near Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Louise.
Mount Richardson
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Latitude
51.4961° or 51° 29′ 46″ north
Longitude
-116.1211° or 116° 7′ 16″ west
Open location code
9535FVWH+CH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Richardson” goes by many names.
Mount RichardsonCebuano
Mount Richardson (bukid sa Canada, Alberta)Cebuano
جبل مونت ريتشاردسونEgyptian Arabic
הר ריצ’רדסוןHebrew
Mount RichardsonLadin
Mount RichardsonSwedish
Mount Richardson (berg i Kanada, Alberta)Swedish
Mount Richardson, AlbertaSwedish
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Localities in the Area
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