Mount Chown | |
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Mount ChownLocation in Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,316 m (10,879 ft) |
Prominence | 1,746 m (5,728 ft) |
Parent peak | Mount Robson (3959 m) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W / 53.39694; -119.41750 |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Parent range | Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman |
Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Chown". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ "Mount Chown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Mount Chown". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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