Mount Fox (Canadian Rockies)

Mount Fox
Mount Fox (centered) from the north
Highest point
Elevation2,973 m (9,754 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence228 m (748 ft)[4]
Parent peakMount Foch (3194 m)[4]
Listing
Coordinates50°34′14″N 115°07′09″W / 50.57056°N 115.11917°W / 50.57056; -115.11917[5]
Geography
Mount Fox is located in Alberta
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Fox is located in British Columbia
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Mount Fox (British Columbia)
Mount Fox is located in Canada
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Mount Fox (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaElk Lakes Provincial Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[5]
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3]
Easiest routeDifficult and exposed Scramble[2]

Mount Fox is a 2,973-metre (9,754-foot) mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1859 by John Palliser after Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), a member of the Royal Geographical Society.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kane2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Fox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Fox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.