Mount Sir Douglas

Mount Sir Douglas
Highest point
Elevation3,406 m (11,175 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,110 m (3,640 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Joffre (3433 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates50°43′21″N 115°20′20″W / 50.72250°N 115.33889°W / 50.72250; -115.33889[4]
Geography
Mount Sir Douglas is located in Alberta
Mount Sir Douglas
Mount Sir Douglas
Mount Sir Douglas is located in British Columbia
Mount Sir Douglas
Mount Sir Douglas
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4]
Climbing
First ascent1919 J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr[1][3]
Easiest routeNorth-West Face III

Mount Sir Douglas is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, at the northern end of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and east of Invermere.[5] It is Alberta's 18th highest peak, and 28th prominence mountain as well as British Columbia's 28th highest peak. It was named in 1916 by interprovincial boundary surveyors after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.[5][3][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Sir Douglas". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference opentopo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Sir Douglas". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Sir Douglas (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Sir Douglas". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-11-09.