Postern Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,944 m (9,659 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 324 m (1,063 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Casemate Mountain (3103 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 52°41′16″N 118°21′45″W / 52.687777°N 118.3625°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cariboo Land District[3] |
Protected area | Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Parent range | the Ramparts |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1927 by Rex Gibson and E. Niederer[1][4] |
Postern Mountain is a 2,944-metre (9,659 ft) mountain located on the SE side of Mount Robson Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada.[3] It is a part of the Ramparts range and is adjacent to Geikie Creek, a small stream connected to the Fraser River.[5] It is notable for its steep cliff faces and abundance of quartzite, unusual for the majority-limestone mountains that surround it. These factors make it, along with the rest of the Ramparts, an attractive destination for mountain climbers.[6]