Mount Loudon

Mount Loudon
Mount Loudon
Highest point
Elevation3,221 m (10,568 ft)[1]
Prominence767 m (2,516 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Murchison (3353 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°54′58″N 116°26′43″W / 51.91611°N 116.44528°W / 51.91611; -116.44528[2]
Geography
Mount Loudon is located in Alberta
Mount Loudon
Mount Loudon
Location of Mount Loudon in Alberta
Mount Loudon is located in Canada
Mount Loudon
Mount Loudon
Mount Loudon (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMurchison Group
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N16 Siffleur River
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1972 A. Ridley, A. Daffern[1]

Mount Loudon is a 3,221-metre (10,568 ft) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Mount Loudon is situated in the Siffleur Wilderness Area of the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Murchison, 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west.[1] Siffleur Mountain is located immediately northeast, and Mount Peskett immediately north. Mount Loudon can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from the mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Porcupine Creek, which are both tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Loudon". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. ^ "Mount Loudon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-12.