The Victoria Cross Ranges (52°55′N 118°18′W / 52.917°N 118.3°W / 52.917; -118.3 (Victoria Cross Ranges-S) to 53°05′N 118°30′W / 53.083°N 118.5°W / 53.083; -118.5 (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, six 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 |
| 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 |
| Mount Kinross | 2,650 | 8,695 | Cecil John Kinross |
| Mount Zengel | 2,630 | 8,629 | Raphael Louis Zengel |
| Mount Henry | 2,629 | 8,626 | |
| Cairngorm | 2,610 | 8,563 | |
| Mount Kerr | 2,560 | 8,399 | John Chipman Kerr |
| Emigrants Mountain | 2,553 | 8,376 | |
| Elysium Mountain | 2,446 | 8,025 | |
| Mount Pattison | 2,316 | 7,600 | John George Pattison |
Famous quotes containing the words victoria and/or cross:
“The men who are grandfathers should be the fathers. Grandpas get to do it right with their grandchildren.”
—Anonymous Grandparent. As quoted in Women and Their Fathers, by Victoria Secunda, ch. 2 (1992)
“I know we’re not saints or virgins or lunatics; we know all the lust and lavatory jokes, and most of the dirty people; we can catch buses and count our change and cross the roads and talk real sentences. But our innocence goes awfully deep, and our discreditable secret is that we don’t know anything at all, and our horrid inner secret is that we don’t care that we don’t.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)