Mount Low (Canada)

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Mount Low
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Mount Low
Location in Alberta
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Mount Low
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Low
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,090 m (10,140 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 130 m (430 ft)
Parent peak Mount Barlow (3143 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 51°43′00″N116°48′06″W / 51.71667°N 116.80167°W / 51.71667; -116.80167 [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 1930 E. Cromwell, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Peter Kaufmann.

Mount Low is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after the Canadian geologist and explorer A. P. Low [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 "Mount Low". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Low". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Low". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Low (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-10-09.