Mount Bistre (Alberta)

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Mount Bistre
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Mount Bistre
Location in Alberta
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Mount Bistre
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,346 m (7,697 ft) [1]
Prominence 288 m (945 ft) [2]
Parent peak Mount Haultain (2713 m)
Isolation 3.54 km (2.20 mi) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°12′24″N118°13′40″W / 53.2066667°N 118.2277778°W / 53.2066667; -118.2277778 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range De Smet Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83E1 Snaring River [4]

Mount Bistre is a summit in Alberta, Canada. [4] It was named by M. P. Bridgland for its bistre colour. [5] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Mount Bistre". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. "Mount Bistre". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Bistre". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-07-31.