Mount Byng

Mount Byng
Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
Highest point
Elevation2,965 m (9,728 ft)[1]
Prominence510 m (1,670 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Alcantara (3029 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W / 50.82861; -115.52583[3]
Geography
Mount Byng is located in Alberta
Mount Byng
Mount Byng
Location of Mount Byng in Alberta
Mount Byng is located in Canada
Mount Byng
Mount Byng
Mount Byng (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeBlue Range[2]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1934, H.S. Crosby, Rudolph Aemmer[4]
Easiest routeScrambling

Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre (9,728-foot) mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[5] It is the second-highest point in the Blue Range.[1] Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) to the west-southwest.[2] The mighty Mount Assiniboine is situated 10.0 km (6.2 mi) to the northwest of Byng.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Byng, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Byng". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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  5. ^ "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.