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Mount Griesbach is a named peak in the Victoria Cross Ranges, a set of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies located northwest of Jasper. Veterans Affairs Canada lists the mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, at latitude 53.04472 and longitude -118.40397.
Who the mountain is named for
The Veterans Affairs Canada memorial record states that the mountain was dedicated to William Antrobus Griesbach, D.S.O. Griesbach (January 3, 1878 – January 21, 1945) was born in Fort Qu'Appelle and enlisted in 1899 for the Second Boer War. In the First World War he commanded the 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF. In Edmonton he served as the city's ninth mayor (1906–1907), then as Member of Parliament for Edmonton West (1917–1921) and as a Senator for Alberta (1921–1945). CFB Griesbach and Edmonton's Griesbach neighbourhood are also named for him.
A range named for decorated Canadians
- The Victoria Cross Ranges contain 19 peaks, and five of them are named after Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross: Mount McKean, Mount Kinross, Mount Zengel, Mount Kerr and Mount Pattison.
- Mount Griesbach is not one of those five: Wikipedia notes that its namesake was not a Victoria Cross recipient.
- The ranges cover an area of 678 square kilometres, according to Wikipedia.
- The name Victoria Cross Ranges was officially adopted in 1952, according to a regional place-name page on Spiral Road.
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Mount Griesbach is in Jasper National Park (Veterans Affairs Canada lists it at 53.04472, -118.40397). Check with the land manager before planning your trip.
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