Topo map NTS 82J/10 Elevation 2,912 m | Easiest route Difficult scramble Prominence 138 m | |
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Mount Arethusa is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Map of Mount Arethusa, Kananaskis, AB, Canada
It is located alongside Highway 40, immediately east of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is a part of the Misty Range of the Southern Continental Ranges. It is named after the HMS Arethusa, a British cruiser sunk in the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank.
Mt. Arethusa and Little Arethusa form the southern wall of the Ptarmigan cirque which is a popular short hike from the Highwood Pass parking lot.
References
Mount Arethusa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA