Mount Palmer (Alberta)

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Mount Palmer
Elevation 3,150 m (10,335 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Range Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates 52°21′10″N 117°31′10″W / 52.35278, -117.51944
Topo map NTS 83C/05
First ascent 1953 by G. Harr, G. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall, R. Van Aken
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Palmer is a mountain located in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake. The mountain was named after American Howard Palmer, an early 20th century explorer of the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peakfinder. Mt. Palmer. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.