Fairholme Range facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fairholme Range
The Fairholme Range's top three: Mts Inglismaldie, Girouard and Peechee, from the Vermillion Lakes
Highest point
Peak	Mount Girouard
Elevation	2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Geography
Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Range coordinates	51°08′59″N 115°19′36″W / 51.14972°N 115.32667°W / 51.14972; -115.32667
Parent range	Front Ranges

The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka. John Palliser named the range in 1859 after his sister Grace Fairholme, who had married William Fairholme.

Peaks of this range include:

Grotto Mountain in 2005

After similar rumours over the years, on August 20, 2020 it was reported that "Squaw's Tit" (see last in table above) would be renamed to avoid racist and misogynistic naming. Talks with Stoney Nakoda are ongoing to find a culturally appropriate name and a request to support the initiative will be brought to the Municipal District of Bighorn later this month (Sep 2020).

In the spring and summer of 2003, Parks Canada performed a prescribed burn in selected areas of the range in order to reduce fire hazard, manage pine beetle population and increase sheep habitat. In total, 5300 hectares of land were affected.