Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Mount Arethusa
Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa from the north (Sept. 2006)
Highest point
Elevation2,912 m (9,554 ft)[1][2]
Prominence138 m (453 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°36′27″N 114°58′04″W / 50.6075°N 114.9678°W / 50.6075; -114.9678[4]
Geography
Mount Arethusa is located in Alberta
Mount Arethusa
Mount Arethusa
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeMisty Range
Topo mapNTS 82J10 Mount Rae[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeDifficult scramble

It is located alongside Highway 40, immediately east of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is a part of the Misty Range of the Southern Continental Ranges. It is named after HMS Arethusa, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.[5][6]

Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa form the southern wall of the Ptarmigan cirque which is a popular short hike from the Highwood Pass parking lot.

References

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  1. ^ "Mount Arethusa". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Arethusa". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. ^ "Mount Arethusa". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Arethusa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.