Anthozoan Mountain

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Anthozoan Mountain
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Anthozoan Mountain
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,695 m (8,842 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Prominence 304 m (997 ft) [4]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°27′46″N116°01′39″W / 51.4627778°N 116.0275°W / 51.4627778; -116.0275 [5]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Banff National Park [6] [2]
Parent range Slate Range [6] [2]
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [5]
Climbing
First ascent 1911 J.F. Porter and party [4]
Easiest route Scrambling on west slopes [3]

Anthozoan Mountain is a mountain in the Slate Range of Alberta, Canada. Named in 1925, fossilized anthozoans (i.e. coral) are found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. [1] [4] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthozoan Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § B5. ISBN   1-895526-15-9 . Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. 1 2 Kane, Alan (2016). "Fisher Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (Kindle) (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.
  4. 1 2 3 "Anthozoan Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  5. 1 2 "Anthozoan Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. 1 2 NTS map sheet 82N08
  7. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.
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