Mount Hooker (Canada)

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Mount Hooker
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Mount Hooker
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Hooker
Mount Hooker (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 3,287 m (10,784 ft) [1]
Prominence 540 m (1,770 ft) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 52°24′20″N118°05′41″W / 52.4055556°N 118.0947222°W / 52.4055556; -118.0947222 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass [3]
Climbing
First ascent 1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Conrad Kain [2]

Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jackson Hooker. [1] [2] Until the turn of the century, Mount Hooker and the nearby Mount Brown were thought to be the highest mountains in the Canadian Rockies (see Hooker and Brown).

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Hooker". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Hooker (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-27.