Mount Brazeau

Mount Brazeau
Mount Brazeau

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation 3,470 m (11,380 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,443 m (4,734 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates 52°33′04″N 117°21′18″W / 52.55111°N 117.35500°W / 52.55111; -117.35500Coordinates: 52°33′04″N 117°21′18″W / 52.55111°N 117.35500°W / 52.55111; -117.35500[2]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Brazeau Range
Topo map NTS 83C/11
Climbing
First ascent 1923 by A. Carpe, W.D. Harris, Howard Palmer[1][2]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Brazeau is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.

The mountain is located in the upper Coronet Creek Valley of Jasper National Park, and stands west of the Coronet Glacier and south of Maligne Lake. The mountain was named in 1902 by Arthur P. Coleman after Joseph Edward Brazeau, who had provided his translation skills to the Palliser Expedition.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Brazeau". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Brazeau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.


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