Mount Balinhard

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Mount Balinhard
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Mount Balinhard
Location in Alberta
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Mount Balinhard
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,130 m (10,270 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Prominence 605 m (1,985 ft) [2]
Parent peak Chivalry Peak (3175 m) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°45′37″N117°17′58″W / 52.760361°N 117.299528°W / 52.760361; -117.299528 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS   83C14 Mountain Park [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1971 J. Carlson, R. Crampton, R. Hancock [1] [2]

Mount Balinhard is a summit in Alberta, Canada. [4]

Mount Balinhard was named for a title bestowed on the Earl of Southesk. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Balinhard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. "Topographic map of Mount Balinhard". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Balinhard". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.