Mount Fable

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Mount Fable
Mount Fable.jpg
Mount Fable seen from Exshaw Creek approach
Highest point
Elevation 2,702 m (8,865 ft) [1]
Prominence 203 m (666 ft) [1]
Coordinates 51°07′6″N115°13′40″W / 51.11833°N 115.22778°W / 51.11833; -115.22778
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Mount Fable
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta
Parent range Fairholme Range
Topo map NTS 82O3 Canmore
Climbing
First ascent 1947 by L. Parker, R.C. Hind and J.F. Tarrant [1]
Easiest route Scramble on the west face

Mount Fable is located in the Fairholme Range of Alberta. It was first ascended in 1947 by L. Parker, R.C. Hind and J.F. Tarrant. [2] It was named Fable by the first ascent party in reference to a story about heavy bush causing a prior attempt to fail, which they considered a fable. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Fable". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  2. "Mount Fable". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-11.