Mount Confederation | |
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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 Coordinates: 52°24′13″N117°34′35″W / 52.40361°N 117.57639°W [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 |
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