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NOVEMBER, 2005 NEWSLETTER
| Peakfinder Updates
We receive email regularly from people pointing out that particular peaks in the Selkirk Range or the Coast Range, or other ranges are not present in Peakfinder. Although it is often thought that the Canadian Rockies include the entire area from the eastern foothills to the Pacific Ocean, this is not the case. Their eastern limit is the eastern foothills, but the Rockies are bounded on the west by the topographical feature known as the Rocky Mountain Trench, which stretches from the US border almost to the NWT border. This system of deep, broad valleys contains major rivers such as the Fraser, Columbia and Kootenay. The United States border acts as the southern limit of the area covered by PeakFinder. The northern limit has been arbitrarily set at latitude 54 degrees 15 minutes. Peakfinder includes what are said to be the northernmost of the significant peaks of the Canadian Rockies, Mount Sir Alexander and Mount Ida. Check out the monthly panorama on the site. Previously they were photos from "50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. Now we're using new colour photos from different locations. As all the photos available on Peakfinder, sometimes errors are made in their captions. Several Peakfinder users have located errors and advised us so that they can be corrected. Please let us know if you find an error. If you have a favourite mountain photo or any information about the peaks of the Canadian Rockies that you would like included in Peakfinder please contact <dave@peakfinder.com>. Please note that all of the previous newsletters have been archived and are available on the site. If you're interested in esoteric lists, unusual mountain names, etcetera, browse through the earlier issues. |
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Enter "Mount 10240" to learn more about the mountain. |
| Look who's honoured in the Canadian Rockies LEN DINGLEY Frank Morro, Jim “Moose” Haley, Stewart Flett, and Len Dingley were members of a Cranbrook based Rover group that explored the mountains of the area together prior to joining the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. All four were killed in action while serving with Bomber Command over Europe. It seems most fitting that these mountains were named in their honour. The Mount Dingley page contains an extensive story about Len Dingley and his friends. For information about Mount Dingley enter the mountain's name in the appropriate search box on the main page. |