Mount De Veber | |
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Mount de Veber | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,573 m (8,442 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 363 m (1,191 ft) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 53°41′43″N119°39′16″W / 53.6952778°N 119.6544444°W [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Willmore Wilderness Park |
Parent range | Front Ranges [2] |
Topo map | NTS 83E12 Pauline Creek [3] |
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