Mount Belanger
| Mount Belanger | |
|---|---|
 The west face of Mount Belanger, August 2011 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 589 m (1,932 ft)[2][3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Fryatt 3361 m[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°30′41″N 117°55′22″W / 52.51139°N 117.92278°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Belanger | |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 14, 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia[5] |
| Easiest route | North face II |
Mount Belanger is a 3,109-metre (10,200 ft) mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814.[6] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Belanger". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Belanger". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "Mount Belanger". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ a b "Mount Belanger". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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Strumia, Max M.; Hainsworth, William R. (1931). "Gleanings in the Canadian Rockies, 1930". American Alpine Journal. 1 (3). American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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