Mount Palmer (Alberta)

Mount Palmer
Mount Palmer

Location in Alberta

Elevation 3,150 m (10,330 ft)[1]
Prominence 270 m (890 ft)[2]
Location
Location Alberta, Canada
Range Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates 52°21′10″N 117°31′14″W / 52.35278°N 117.52056°WCoordinates: 52°21′10″N 117°31′14″W / 52.35278°N 117.52056°W[3]
Topo map NTS 83C/05
Climbing
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.

References

  1. "Mount Palmer". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. "Mount Palmer". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Mount Palmer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.