Snaring Mountain
Snaring Mountain is the highest mountain in the Victoria Cross Ranges of Alberta, Canada. The peak was named for a local Indian tribe who used snares to trap small animals; the name became official in 1934.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Oliver and Consort Mountain.
Mount Oliver
Peak
Mount Oliver was named in 1954 after Frank Oliver the founder of the Edmonton Bulletin. It is located in the Victoria Cross Ranges in Alberta.
Consort Mountain
Peak
Consort Mountain is on the north side of an unnamed creek that drains eastward into the Snaring River. The origin of the name is unknown. It is located in the Victoria Cross Ranges in Alberta.
Snaring Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,931 metres
- Description: mountain in Alberta, Canada
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Improvement District No. 12, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
53.03818° or 53° 2′ 17″ northLongitude
-118.3302° or 118° 19′ 49″ westElevation
2,931 metres (9,616 feet)Open location code
95532MQ9+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2699325236OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Snaring Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Snaring Mountain”
- Dutch: “Snaring Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سنارينج”
- Ladin: “Snaring Mountain”
- Swedish: “Snaring Mountain”
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