Gilgit Mountain

Gilgit Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation	3,090 m (10,140 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	62 m (203 ft) [3]
Parent peak	Nanga Parbat Mountain (3270 m) [3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°42′33″N116°51′16″W / 51.7091°N 116.8544°W / 51.7091; -116.8544 [4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [4]
Climbing
First ascent	1922 Howard Palmer, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz jr. [3]

Gilgit Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia at the head of Waitabit Creek and NE of Golden. ^[5] It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie for Gilgit, Pakistan. Collie had accompanied Albert F. Mummery in an expedition to Nanga Parbat in 1895 where Mummery and two Gurkhas were killed in an avalanche on the mountain. Gilgit was the last civilization seen by the expedition. ^{[1] [3]}

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Gilgit Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
2. "Topographic map of Gilgit Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
3. "Gilgit Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
4. "Gilgit Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-01.
5. "Gilgit Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-09-01.