Mount Burstall

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Mount Burstall
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Mount Burstall
Location of Mount Burstall in Alberta
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Mount Burstall
Mount Burstall (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation 2,760 m (9,060 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 245 m (804 ft) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 50°46′10″N115°19′31″W / 50.76944°N 115.32528°W / 50.76944; -115.32528 Coordinates: 50°46′10″N115°19′31″W / 50.76944°N 115.32528°W / 50.76944; -115.32528 [4]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Spray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir [4]
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Type of rock Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent 1972 by M. Brown, I. Carruthers, C. Cobb, B.E. Seyforth [1]
Easiest route Difficult Scramble [2]

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

Mount Burstall was named for H. E. Burstall, a British army officer who commanded Canadian troops during World War I. [5] [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Burstall". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.
  3. "Mount Burstall". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Burstall". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 27.