Mount Conway | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,098 m (10,164 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 403 m (1,322 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Lambe (3183 m) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°45′52″N116°47′35″W / 51.76444°N 116.79306°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1930 E. Cromwell, J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann |
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