Mount Dromore | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,660 m (8,730 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 360 m (1,180 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Sirdar Mountain (2804 m) [3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°56′18″N117°52′53″W / 52.9383333°N 117.8813889°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Colin Range, Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake [4] |
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