Warwick Mountain

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Warwick Mountain
Elevation 2,906 m (9,534 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Range Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 52°14′00″N 117°33′40″W / 52.233333, -117.56111
Topo map NTS 83C/04
First ascent 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Warwick Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.

It is located south of Warwick Creek in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park. It stands east of the Chaba Icefield and north of the Columbia Icefield, and has a prominence of 400 m (1,312 ft).

The mountain was named in 1919 by Arthur O. Wheeler after Warwick Castle in England when he noted the castellated appearance of the mountain and it being situated just 8 km (5 mi) north of Mt. King Edward.

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  1. ^ PeakFinder. Warwick Mountain. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.

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