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Victoria Cross Ranges

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The Victoria Cross Ranges ( 52°55′N 118°18′W  /  52.917°N 118.300°W  / 52.917; -118.300  ( Victoria Cross Ranges-S ) to 53°05′N 118°30′W  /  53.083°N 118.500°W  / 53.083; -118.500  ( Victoria Cross Ranges-N ) ) are a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies, located to the northwest of Jasper. Of the 19 peaks contained within this range, five are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross. This range includes the following mountains and peaks: Mountain/Peak metres feet namesake Snaring Mountain 2,931 9,617 Mount Bridgland 2,930 9,613 Morrison Bridgland (not VC recipient) Mount Mahood 2,896 9,502 Consort Mountain 2,883 9,459 Mount Oliver 2,865 9,400 Mount Beaupré 2,778 9,115 Monarch Mountain 2,777 9,111 Pyramid Mountain 2,766 9,075 Mount McKean 2,743 9,000 George Burdon McKean Buttress Mountain 2,685 8,809 Mount Griesbach 2,682 8,800 William Antrobus Griesbach (not VC recipient) Mount Kinross 2,650 8,695 Cecil John Kinross Mount Zengel 2,630 8,629 Raphael Lo...