Ringrose Peak is a
mountain
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on the
Alberta
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—
British Columbia
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border, in
Canada
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.
It is located on the
Continental Divide
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on the border of
Banff and
Yoho National Parks and is part of the
Bow Range of the Banff-Lake Louise Core Area in the
Canadian Rockies
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.
The peak was named in 1894 after Arthur Edmund Leake Ringrose (1852-1924)
["Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Arthur Edmund Leake Ringrose (9 Nov 1852–25 Feb 1924), Find A Grave Memorial no. 125266661, St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Middleton Tyas, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Charlie (contributor 47128769)." Retrieved 21 May 201]
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Find My Past.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2019 by Samuel Allen, because previously Allen had met Ringrose, while Allen was visiting the Rockies. Ringrose was visiting from London
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, England
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.[ He was buried four days later in the churchyard of St Michael & All Angels, which is just outside the village of Middleton Tyas.]["England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, database, FamilySearch]
Richmond (Yorkshire), Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.Retrieved 16 May 2019.
See also
* List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
References
External links
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Three-thousanders of Alberta
Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Great Divide of North America
Mountains of Banff National Park
Mountains of Yoho National Park
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