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Curia Mountain

  • 2835 m (9,302ft)
  • Naming History
52.7961N -118.338W
Located between Clairvaux Creek and Meadow Creek

Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Year Named: 1916
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: The mountain was said to resemble the shape of a Roman senate house or "curia." The basilica, curia, and rostrum were three important buildings in ancient Rome. Mountains named after them surround the valley known as "The Forum."