Elephas Mountain

Last updated
Elephas Mountain
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Elephas Mountain
Location in Alberta
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Elephas Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Canada relief map 2.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Elephas Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,978 m (9,770 ft) [1]
Prominence 328 m (1,076 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 52°35′47″N118°18′37″W / 52.59639°N 118.31028°W / 52.59639; -118.31028
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes
Climbing
First ascent 1933 by H. Burns, O. Haw, C.C. Wates, W.J. Watson [2]

Elephas Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler for its resemblance to an elephant's head; Elephas is the Latin word for elephant. [2]

Contents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Elephas Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. 1 2 "Elephas Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.