Mount Alexandra (Canada)

Mount Alexandra
Mount Alexandra is located in Alberta
Mount Alexandra
Mount Alexandra
Location of Mount Alexandra on Alberta-BC border
Mount Alexandra is located in British Columbia
Mount Alexandra
Mount Alexandra
Mount Alexandra (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,401 m (11,158 ft)[1]
Prominence241 m (791 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Lyell (3498 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°58′51″N 117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W / 51.98083; -117.19833[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak[2]
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1902 James Outram, Christian Kaufmann

Mount Alexandra is a remote 3,401-metre (11,158-foot) mountain summit on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.[2]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1902 by James Outram with guide Christian Kaufmann.[1] Mount Alexandra was named in 1902 by James Outram for Alexandra of Denmark.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Alexandra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Alexandra (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-09-09 – via hathitrust.org.
  4. ^ "Mount Alexandra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-09.