Gilgit Mountain

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Gilgit Mountain
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Gilgit Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Gilgit Mountain
Gilgit Mountain (British Columbia)
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
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]

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References

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  2. "Topographic map of Gilgit Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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  4. 1 2 "Gilgit Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. "Gilgit Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-09-01.