Cliff Mountain (Alberta)

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Cliff Mountain
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Cliff Mountain
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Cliff Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,763 m (9,065 ft) [1]
Prominence 614 m (2,014 ft) [1]
Parent peak Whitecap Mountain (2864 m) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°04′39″N118°13′46″W / 53.0775°N 118.2294444°W / 53.0775; -118.2294444 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Front Ranges
Topo map NTS 83E1 Snaring River [2]

Cliff Mountain is a 2,763-metre (9,065-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

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The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because of its steep faces on all sides. [1] [3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. [4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Cliff Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. "Cliff Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN   0-88864-456-6.