Mastodon Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,986 m (9,797 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
Coordinates | 52°36′26″N118°20′04″W / 52.60722°N 118.33444°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta British Columbia |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1933 Rex Gibson, R.C. Hind, W.J. Watson, E.L. Woolf |
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