Photo: Looking north-northwest to Roche a Bosche, Coronach Mountain, and Roche Ronde from Highway #16 at Disaster Point
Roche a Bosche
- 2123 m (6,966ft)
- Naming History
53.2147N -118.041W
Located in the Athabasca River and Snake Indian River Valleys 3 km north of Celestine Lake
Range: Bosche
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 16
Located in the Athabasca River and Snake Indian River Valleys 3 km north of Celestine Lake
Range: Bosche
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 16
Year Named: 1873
Named for: Unknown: The name may be a corruption of the French word for a hump which is "bosse." The name is referred to in George Grant's book, "Ocean to Ocean; 1878
Named for: Unknown: The name may be a corruption of the French word for a hump which is "bosse." The name is referred to in George Grant's book, "Ocean to Ocean; 1878
Photo: Looking north-northwest to Roche a Bosche from Highway #16 at Disaster Point