Mount Richards

Mount Richards
The northern end of Mount Richards seen with Prince of Wales Hotel
Highest point
Elevation2,377 m (7,799 ft)[1]
Prominence137 m (449 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Alderson (2692 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates49°00′37″N 113°56′30″W / 49.01028°N 113.94167°W / 49.01028; -113.94167[2]
Geography
Mount Richards is located in Alberta
Mount Richards
Mount Richards
Location of Mount Richards in Alberta
Mount Richards is located in Canada
Mount Richards
Mount Richards
Mount Richards (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeClark Range[3]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82H4 Waterton Lakes[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling[4]

Mount Richards is a 2,377-meter-elevation (7,799-foot) mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated just north of the Canada–United States border, with the south footing of the mountain at Boundary Creek just within Glacier National Park of the United States. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest.[1] Bertha Lake and Bertha Peak are situated immediately to the north.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Richards". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Richards". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. ^ "Clark Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ Richards, Mount (Sleeping Indian) Explor8ion