Mount Chephren
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Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.
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Mount Chephren | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,266 m (10,715 ft)[1][2][3]: 306 [lower-alpha 1] |
Prominence | 443 m (1,453 ft)[5][lower-alpha 2] |
Parent peak | Howse Peak (3295 m)[5] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°50′25″N 116°40′59″W[7] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Quartzite, Limestone, Dolomite[3]: 306 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1913 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[2] |
Easiest route | Scramble (difficult) on south face |
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Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 to its present name.[8][4][2]