Mount Girouard
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Mount Girouard is the highest peak
of the Fairholme Range
in Banff National Park
, Canada
. Mt. Girouard is located in the Bow River
valley south of Lake Minnewanka
.
The mountain was named in 1904 after Sir Édouard Girouard
, a railway builder in Africa during the rule of the British Empire.
Mountain
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of the Fairholme Range
Fairholme Range
The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded by the Trans-Canada Highway on the west side while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka...
in Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Mt. Girouard is located in the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
valley south of Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka
Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five kilometres northeast of the Banff townsite...
.
The mountain was named in 1904 after Sir Édouard Girouard
Percy Girouard
Sir Édouard Percy Cranwill Girouard, KCMG was a Canadian railway builder and colonial governor.-Education:...
, a railway builder in Africa during the rule of the British Empire.