Mount Paul

Mount Paul
Mount Paul seen from Samson Narrows on Maligne Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,850 m (9,350 ft)[1]
Prominence175 m (574 ft)[1]
Parent peakMaligne Mountain (3200 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°36′55″N 117°25′40″W / 52.61528°N 117.42778°W / 52.61528; -117.42778[2]
Geography
Mount Paul is located in Alberta
Mount Paul
Mount Paul
Location of Mount Paul in Alberta
Mount Paul is located in Canada
Mount Paul
Mount Paul
Mount Paul (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeQueen Elizabeth Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C11 Southesk Lake[2]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian / Ordovician[3]
Rock typeLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1928 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia[4]

Mount Paul is a 2,850-metre (9,350 ft) mountain summit towering 1134 metres above the east shore of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The nearest higher peak is Maligne Mountain, 1.81 km (1.12 mi) to the north-northwest.[5] Mount Paul is situated north of Monkhead and they are often seen together in the background of iconic calendar photos of Spirit Island and Maligne Lake.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Paul". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Paul". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. ^ Roed, M.A. (1964). "Geology of the Maligne Valley, Jasper National Park, Alberta" (PDF). Edmonton, AB: Alberta Research Council. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  4. ^ "Mount Paul". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  5. ^ "Mount Paul, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.