Barricade Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,180 m (10,430 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 320 m (1,050 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 53°24′13″N119°28′56″W / 53.40361°N 119.48222°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Front Ranges [1] |
Topo map | NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1911 by J. Norman Collie et al. [1] |
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