Mount Galatea
| Mount Galatea | |
|---|---|
 Mount Galatea from Galatea Lakes in July 2007 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,185 m (10,449 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,280 m (4,200 ft)[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Galatea | |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82J/14 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by Katie Gardiner, guided by Walter Feuz[1] |
| Easiest route | South Face: difficult scrambling |
Mount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks. The mountain was named in 1922 after the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Galatea which was involved in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Mount Galatea on Peakfinder
- ^ a b c Mount Galatea on bivouac.com
External links
- Fresh-Oxygen - route beta, photos
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