Mount Morden Long | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,040 m (9,970 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 360 m (1,180 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Adam Joachim (3094 m) [3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°25′21″N117°32′16″W / 52.42250°N 117.53778°W [4] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
Topo map | NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake [4] |
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The mountain was named in 1966 after Mordon Long, who was a respected Canadian historian and chairman of the Geographic Board of Alberta. [1]
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