Mount Confederation
Mount Confederation | |
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Mount Confederation Location in Alberta | |
Elevation | 2,969 m (9,741 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Range | Winston Churchill Range |
Coordinates | 52°24′13″N 117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°WCoordinates: 52°24′13″N 117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°W[2] |
Topo map | NTS 83C/05 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1947 by John Mendenhall and his wife[1] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Confederation is a mountain located north of Gong Lake in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after the Fathers of Confederation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mount Confederation". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
- ↑ "Mount Gec". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.