Snaring Mountain is the highest mountain in the
Victoria Cross Ranges
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The Victoria Cross Ranges ( to ) 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
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of
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. The peak was named for a local Indian tribe who used
snares to trap small animals; the name became official in 1934.
References
Two-thousanders of Alberta
Victoria Cross Ranges
Mountains of Jasper National Park
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