Glacier Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,302 m (10,833 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 72 m (236 ft)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°21′03″N 116°17′04″W / 51.35083°N 116.28444°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1909 V. Fynn; A. Hart; C. Richardson; L. Wilson[1] |
Glacier Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen in reference to the glacier on the northern side of the mountain.[1][2]