Mount Robertson

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White Man Mountain
White Man Mountain is located in Alberta
White Man Mountain
White Man Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,177 m (10,423 ft)[1]
Prominence281 m (922 ft)
Geography
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent1928 J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr.

Mount Robertson is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, standing astride the British Columbia-Alberta boundary between Palliser Pass and North Kananaskis Pass. The British Columbia side of the pass is in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. The mountain is named for Sir William Robertson (1860–1933), 1st Baronet, Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.[2]

Mount Robertson rises to an elevation of 3194m (10480ft.)[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ PeakFinder
  2. ^ "Robertson, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?Peakname=Mount+Robertson