Mount Terry Fox | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,645 m (8,678 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 503 m (1,650 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 52°55′58″N 119°14′08″W / 52.932778°N 119.235555°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Terry Fox[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cariboo Land District[4] |
Protected area | Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park |
Parent range | Selwyn Range |
Topo map | NTS 83D14 Valemount[3][4] |
Mount Terry Fox is a peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. In 1981, the previously unnamed mountain was named in honour of Terry Fox.[2][5][6] It is 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) north of Valemount, British Columbia and 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Mount Robson,[6] and is within Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park.