Mount Belanger
| Mount Belanger | |
|---|---|
 The west face of Mount Belanger, August 2011 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,109 m (10,200 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 589 m (1,932 ft)[3][4] |
| Parent peak | Mount Fryatt |
| Listing | List of Ultras in Canada |
| Coordinates | 52°30′42″N 117°55′23″W / 52.51167°N 117.92306°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Belanger | |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/12 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia |
| 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.[5] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Belanger". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ a b "Mount Belanger". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ a b "Mount Belanger". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 18.
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