Mount Confederation

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Mount Confederation
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Mount Confederation
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,969 m (9,741 ft) [1]
Prominence 429 m (1,407 ft)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°24′13″N117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°W / 52.40361; -117.57639 Coordinates: 52°24′13″N117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°W / 52.40361; -117.57639 [2]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/05 [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1947 by John Mendenhall and his wife [1]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Confederation is a mountain located north of Gong Lake in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after the Fathers of Confederation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Confederation". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Confederation". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-05-17.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)