Mount Cronin
Highest point
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)[1]
Prominence1,571 m (5,154 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Thomlinson (2451 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates54°55′48″N 126°51′50″W / 54.93000°N 126.86389°W / 54.93000; -126.86389[3]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictRange 5 Coast Land District
Parent rangeBabine Range[4]
Topo mapNTS 93L15 Driftwood Creek[3]

Mount Cronin is a mountain in the Babine Range of the Skeena Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada, located at the head of Cronin Creek in Babine Mountains Provincial Park just northeast of Smithers. It has a prominence of 1,571 m (5,154 ft), created by the Harold Price-Fulton Pass, making it one of Canada's Ultra peaks. The mountain was named after James Cronin, who operated a mine on this mountain in the 19th century.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  2. "Mount Cronin, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Cronin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. "Mount Cronin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  5. "Mount Cronin". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-04-20.


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