Photo: Buchanan Ridge as seen through the Crandell Lake gap from Blakiston Creek
Buchanan Ridge
- 2565 m (8,416ft)
- Naming History
49.0444N -113.998W
Located between Cameron Creek and Carthew Creek The summit is 1.5 km north of Mt. Carthew.
Province: Alberta
Park: Waterton
Headwater: Oldman
Visible from Highway: 5, Red Rock Canyon Road
Located between Cameron Creek and Carthew Creek The summit is 1.5 km north of Mt. Carthew.
Province: Alberta
Park: Waterton
Headwater: Oldman
Visible from Highway: 5, Red Rock Canyon Road
Year Named: 1971
Named for: Buchanan, Senator William A. (Senator Buchanan played a significant role in the development of Waterton National Park and had a summer residence there.)
Named for: Buchanan, Senator William A. (Senator Buchanan played a significant role in the development of Waterton National Park and had a summer residence there.)
The ridge is about four km long. Its extension to the south reaches to the summit of Mount Carthew. Buchanan Peak lies about one km southeast of the highest point of Buchanan Ridge.
Photo: Looking southeast to Mount Carthew (right) and the high point of Buchanan Ridge (Mount Cleveland in distance beyond) (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)
Looking east to Mount Rowe (Buchanan Ridge beyond) from the Continental Divide (courtesy Linda Breton)