| Avalanche Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Avalanche Mountain (west face) seen from the Trans-Canada Highway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,861 m (9,386 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 280 m (920 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Uto Peak (2927 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°17′17″N 117°28′10″W / 51.28806°N 117.46944°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Avalanche Mountain Location in British Columbia  Avalanche Mountain Avalanche Mountain (Canada) | |
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| Interactive map of Avalanche Mountain | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Sir Donald Range Selkirk Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | NTS 82N6 Blaeberry[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1885 John Macoun, James M. Macoun[1] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling YDS 3[1] |
Avalanche Mountain is a 2,861-metre (9,386-foot) summit in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Macdonald, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the north. Mount Sir Donald is 3.83 km (2.38 mi) to the southeast, and Eagle Peak is 1.46 km (0.91 mi) to the south-southeast.[1] The Avalanche Glacier is situated on the east side of the peak, and the Connaught Tunnel lies partially beneath Avalanche Mountain.[4] The peak is visible from eastbound Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway approaching Rogers Pass. During winter and spring of each year the western slope, named Avalanche Crest,[5] generates avalanches which can threaten the highway.[6]
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- ^ a b "Avalanche Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b "Avalanche Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ W., Boles, Glen (2006). Canadian mountain place names : the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Laurilla, Roger W., 1959-, Putnam, William Lowell., Putnam, William Lowell. Place names of the Canadian Alps. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 9781894765794. OCLC 244770225.
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- ^ "Hiking - Glacier National Park". 9 April 2021.