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Photo: Looking east to Cinquefoil Mountain (courtesy Alan Kane)

Cinquefoil Mountain

  • 2259 m (7,412ft)
  • Naming History
53.0547N -117.999W
Located in the Athabasca River Valley north of Jacques Creek and south of Cinquefoil Creek

Range: Jacques
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 16
Year Named: 1916
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: Cinqufoil is a bright yellow flower with five petals, a species of which grows on exposed slopes at higher altitudes in the Rockies.

Photo: Looking southwest to Cinquefoil Mountain from Highway #16 at Disaster Point

Looking east to Cinquefoil Mountain from Highway #16

Photo: Looking southwest to Cinquefoil Mountain from Highway #16 at Disaster Point