Mount Allen (Canada)
| Mount Allen | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,310 m (10,860 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 260 m (850 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 51°17′30″N 116°13′14″W / 51.29167°N 116.22056°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Allen Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Banff National Park, Alberta / Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1904 Gertrude Benham, Christian Kaufmann[1][2] |
| Easiest route | Peak 6[1] |
Mount Allen is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide, which forms the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region. Named for Samuel Evans Stokes Allen.[2] Allen was an American cartographer who mapped this area of the Rockies in 1894-95.[3][4]
Further reading
• Emerson Sanford, Janice Sanford Beck, Historic Hikes Around Mount Assiniboine & in Kananaskis Country, P 125
• Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
See also
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- List of peaks on the British Columbia – Alberta border
References
- ^ a b c Error: no
|id=when using {{cite crdb}} - ^ a b c d "Mount Allen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ "Samuel Evans Stokes Allen, 1874-1945". American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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