Mount Alberta
Mountain in Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.[1] It is the most difficult of the 11,000ers from a climbing point of view.
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Mount Alberta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,619 m (11,873 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 819 m (2,687 ft)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°17′14″N 117°28′36″W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
Topo map | NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 21, 1925, by a Japanese team (Six Japanese men including Yūkō Maki and three men from Switzerland)[5] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
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Mount Alberta is the fifth-highest peak of the Canadian Rockies[3] and the third highest in Alberta. It is situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of the town of Jasper, just beyond the Northern extent of the Columbia Icefield. According to the Climber's Guide, Mount Alberta is "One of the finest peaks in the Rockies, a singular uplift that is difficult on all sides."[6]