Mount Queen Elizabeth

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Mount Queen Elizabeth
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Mount Queen Elizabeth
Location in Alberta
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Mount Queen Elizabeth
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Queen Elizabeth
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 106 m (348 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount King Albert (2987 m) [3] [2]
Listing
Coordinates 50°42′46″N115°24′21″W / 50.71278°N 115.40583°W / 50.71278; -115.40583 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Park Ranges [3]
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission [3]

Mount Queen Elizabeth is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, directly east of Mount King Albert. It was named in 1916 by interprovincial boundary surveyors after Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. [1] [3] [5] Note that Elisabeth is the correct spelling of her name. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Queen Elizabeth". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. 1 2 "Topographic map of Mount Queen Elizabeth". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Queen Elizabeth". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Queen Elizabeth (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. 1 2 "Mount Queen Elizabeth". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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