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The Sir Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range located in Jasper National Park of Canada. The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill, former British prime minister.

The eastern boundary of the range begins on the western side of Sunwapta River from the Jasper and Banff boundary and extends north to Sunwapta Falls . The western boundary of the range is defined by the Athabasca River valley to the east of Warwick Mountain. The valley narrows as it approaches the continental divide, and separates Mt. Columbia from Mt. King Edward, the latter of which is not part of the range.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peak metres feet
Mount Columbia 3,747 12,294
North Twin Peak 3,684 12,087
Twins Tower 3,627 11,900
Mount AlbertaMount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. The first ascent was made by members of the Japanese Alpine Club: S. Hashimot 3,619 11,874
South Twin PeakSouth Twin Peak is one of the two peaks that comprise the Twin Peaks massif located just northeast of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. The other higher peak is named North Twin Peak (3,684m). The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Colli 3,566 11,700
Mount KitchenerMount Kitchener is located within the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park, which is part of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass. Kitchener was originally named Mount Douglas by J. Norman 3,505 11,500
Snow DomeSnow Dome is a mountain located on the continental divide in the Columbia Icefield. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie as its snow capped massif resembles a dome. Mountains of Canada. 3,456 11,339
Mount WoolleyMount Woolley is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km south of Diadem Peak. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Herman Woolley. Woolley, a former football player, climbed extensively with Coll 3,460 11,352
Stutfield PeakMountains of Canada Stutfield Peak is a mountain located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. The mountain was named in 1899 by J. Norman Collie after Hugh Stutfield, who climbed with Collie during his exploration of the C 3,450 11,319
Diadem PeakMountains of Canada Diadem Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. Diadem Peak is essentially the high point of a ridge leading down from the slightly higher Mount Woolley (3,460m). The mountain was named in 1898 b 3,371 11,060
Mount CromwellMount Cromwell is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. Cromwell lines two km north of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1972 by J. Monroe Thorington after Oliver Eaton Cromwell, an American cl 3,330 10,926
Mount Engelhard 3,270 10,729
Mount Smythe 3,246 10,650
Mushroom Peak 3,210 10,532
Thorington Tower 3,155 10,352
Mount Nelson 3,150 10,335
Mount Palmer 3,150 10,335
Mount Gec 3,130 10,270
Gong Peak 3,120 10,237
Mount Adam Joachim 3,094 10,150
Mount K2 3,090 10,138
Mount Weiss 3,090 10,138
Mount Mitchell 3,040 9,974
Mount Morden Long 3,040 9,974
Mount McGuire 3,030 9,941
Mount Confederation 2,969 9,741
Little Alberta 2,956 9,700


See also: Canadian Rockies

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