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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pika Peak and Hidden Lake.
Hidden Lake
Lake
Ptarmigan Peak
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Louise.
Mount Richardson
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,086 metres
- Description: mountain in Alberta, Canada
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Improvement District No. 9, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.4961° or 51° 29′ 46″ north
Longitude
-116.1211° or 116° 7′ 16″ west
Elevation
3,086 metres (10,125 feet)
Open location code
9535FVWH+CH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Richardson” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Richardson (bukid sa Canada, Alberta)”
- Cebuano: “Mount Richardson”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ريتشاردسون”
- Hebrew: “הר ריצ’רדסון”
- Ladin: “Mount Richardson”
- Swedish: “Mount Richardson (berg i Kanada, Alberta)”
- Swedish: “Mount Richardson, Alberta”
- Swedish: “Mount Richardson”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Morant’s Curve and Hector.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: East Pika Peak and Richardson Ridge.
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