Mount Pilkington | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,285 m (10,778 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 101 m (331 ft)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°43′26″N 116°55′34″W / 51.72388°N 116.92611°W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Named after Charles Pilkington, prominent 19th Century British mountaineer, ancestor to Matthew and Dante Pilkington, the first Pilkingtons to ascend the mountain. |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges[3] |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1910 J.E.C. Eaton, B. Otto, H. Burnener[1] |
Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak.[5] It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington.[1][3] Mount Pilkington is located on the Continental Divide between the Campbell Icefield and the Freshfield Icefield.
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