The Watchtower | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,791 m (9,157 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 651 m (2,136 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Kerkeslin (2984 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°49′24″N 117°50′30″W / 52.82333°N 117.84167°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Parent range | Maligne Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[2] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1951 R.K. Irvin, J. Mowat, R. Strong[3] |
Easiest route | Climbing |
The Watchtower is a 2,791-metre (9,157 ft) mountain summit located in the Maligne River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Maligne Range[4] and is visible from the Maligne Lake Road where it towers over Medicine Lake. Its nearest higher peak is Sirdar Mountain, 11.64 km (7.23 mi) to the north.[4]
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