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Mount Oliver (Alberta)

Coordinates: 53°01′09″N 118°21′02″W / 53.0191666°N 118.3505556°W / 53.0191666; -118.3505556
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Mount Oliver
Mount Oliver is located in Alberta
Mount Oliver
Mount Oliver
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,865 m (9,400 ft)[1][2]
Prominence455 m (1,493 ft)[3]
Parent peakSnaring Mountain (2931 m)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°01′09″N 118°21′02″W / 53.0191666°N 118.3505556°W / 53.0191666; -118.3505556[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeVictoria Cross Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River[4]

Mount Oliver was named in 1954 after Frank Oliver the founder of the Edmonton Bulletin.[5] It is located in the Victoria Cross Ranges in Alberta.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Oliver". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Oliver". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Oliver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Oliver". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. ^ Fournier, Ariel (2021-05-14). "Frank Oliver shaped Alberta, stole land and banned immigrants. Should we still celebrate his name?". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-17.