Mount K2 (Alberta)
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| Mount K2 | |
|---|---|
  Mount K2 Location in Alberta | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,090 m (10,140 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°13′30″N 117°17′30″W / 52.22500°N 117.29167°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/03 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1938 by an ACC party guided by Christian Hasler Jr.[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount K2 is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km east of Mount Kitchener. The mountain was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson (former Alpine Club of Canada president), apparently to signify this as a secondary peak of Mount Kitchener, and not K2.[1]
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