Siffleur Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,129 m (10,266 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 386 m (1,266 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Loudon (3221 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°55′56″N 116°24′32″W / 51.93222°N 116.40889°W[2] |
Naming | |
English translation | Whistler |
Language of name | French |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Murchison Group Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N16 Siffleur River[2] |
Geology | |
Rock type | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1924[1] |
Easiest route | Scrambling[1] |
Siffleur Mountain is a 3,129-metre (10,266 ft) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Siffleur Mountain is situated in the Siffleur Wilderness Area of the Canadian Rockies.[1] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Loudon, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest.[1] The mountain can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from Siffleur Mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Siffleur River.