Mount Howard | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,777 m (9,111 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 178 m (584 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Fisher Peak (3,053 m)[4] |
Isolation | 5.03 km (3.13 mi)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°50′56″N 114°59′00″W / 50.84889°N 114.98333°W[5] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Terrence "Ted" Howard[6] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park |
Parent range | Fisher Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J15 Bragg Creek[5] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scrambling via North Ridge[1] |
Mount Howard is a 2,777-metre (9,111-foot) mountain summit located 68 km (42 mi) west-southwest of Calgary in Kananaskis Country of Alberta, Canada.[5] Mount Howard is the fourth-highest peak in the Fisher Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies.[4] The nearest higher neighbor is Fisher Peak, 5.03 km (3.13 mi) to the southwest.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Nihahi Creek and Canyon Creek which are tributaries of the Elbow River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 777 metres (2,549 ft) above Canyon Creek in approximately 2 km (1.2 mi).
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