Mount Chown
Appearance
Mount Chown | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,316 m (10,879 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,746 m (5,728 ft)[2][1] |
Parent peak | Mount Robson (3959 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman[4] |
Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown.[5] It is located in the northwest corner of Jasper National Park on the border with the Willmore Wilderness Park. It lies between the Chown and Resthaven Glaciers.[4][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mount Chown". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ a b "Mount Chown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ a b "Mount Chown". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-03-14.