Mount Evans (Alberta)

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Mount Evans
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Mount Evans
Location in SW Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 3,210 m (10,530 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 411 m (1,348 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Hooker (3287 m) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°26′31″N118°07′46″W / 52.4419444°N 118.1294444°W / 52.4419444; -118.1294444 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS   83D8 Athabasca Pass [4]
Climbing
First ascent July 5, 1924 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.G. Hillhouse, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, Conrad Kain [3]

Mount Evans is a summit in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. [4] [1]

Mount Evans was named by G.E. Howard in 1914 after Admiral Edward R. G. R. Evans, an Antarctic explorer. [5] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Evans". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Evans". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Evans". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Evans". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 49.

See also

Mount Evans (disambiguation)