Mount Barnard | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,339 m (10,955 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 943 m (3,094 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Forbes (3612 m) [4] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°42′33″N116°55′22″W / 51.70916°N 116.92277°W [5] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [5] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 14, 1922 by Howard Palmer, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz Jr. [6] |
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