Mount Pilkington

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Mount Pilkington
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Mount Pilkington is the center-most peak
Highest point
Elevation 3,285 m (10,778 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 101 m (331 ft) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 51°43′26″N116°55′34″W / 51.72388°N 116.92611°W / 51.72388; -116.92611 [4]
Naming
Etymology Named after Charles Pilkington, prominent 19th Century British mountaineer, ancestor to Matthew and Dante Pilkington, the first Pilkingtons to ascend the mountain.
Geography
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Mount Pilkington
Location in Alberta
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Mount Pilkington
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Pilkington
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Park Ranges [3]
Topo map NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1910 J.E.C. Eaton, B. Otto, H. Burnener [1]

Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak. [5] It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington. [1] [3] Mount Pilkington is located on the Continental Divide between the Campbell Icefield and the Freshfield Icefield.

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The Pilkington Ascent

On August 5, 2019, Dr. Matthew B.G. Pilkington, Charles Pilkington's great-great-grandnephew, became the first Pilkington to summit the peak. Matthew's ascent was followed by his son, Dante G.M. Pilkington, who became the second Pilkington to summit Mount Pilkington. [6]

Mount Pilkington summit log showing first and latest entries, as of August 4th, 2019. Mount Pilkington Ascent History.jpg
Mount Pilkington summit log showing first and latest entries, as of August 4th, 2019.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Pilkington". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Pilkington". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Pilkington". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Pilkington (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Mount Pilkington". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Freshfield Icefield Climbing Conditions". mountainconditions.ca. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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