Mount Freshfield | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,336 m (10,945 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 477 m (1,565 ft) [3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°44′34″N116°56′45″W / 51.74278°N 116.94583°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1902 J. Norman Collie; James Outram; H.E./M. Stutfield; G.M. Weed; H. Woolley; C. Kaufmann; H. Kaufmann [1] [3] |
Mount Freshfield is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1897 by J. Norman Collie after Douglas Freshfield. [1] [3]
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