Mount Chown | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,316 m (10,879 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,746 m (5,728 ft) [2] [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Robson (3959 m) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 53°23′49″N119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake [3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman [4] |
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