Mount De Veber

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Mount De Veber
Mount de Veber
Mt deVeber Complex.jpg
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 / 53.6952778; -119.6544444 [3]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Mount De Veber
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Willmore Wilderness Park
Parent range Front Ranges [2]
Topo map NTS   83E12 Pauline Creek [3]

Mount De Veber (sometimes spelled DeVeber or de Veber) [1] is a mountain in Willmore Wilderness Park in Alberta, Canada. It is named for former Canadian Senator Leverett George DeVeber. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount de Veber". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount de Veber". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. 1 2 "Mount De Veber". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 42. Retrieved 2023-08-19.