Mount Spring-Rice

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Mount Spring-Rice
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Highest point
Elevation 3,275 m (10,745 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 426 m (1,398 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Alexandra (3401 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°01′00″N117°14′08″W / 52.01667°N 117.23556°W / 52.01667; -117.23556 [4]
Geography
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Mount Spring-Rice
Location in Alberta
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Mount Spring-Rice
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Spring-Rice
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1923 J. Hickson, E. Feuz [1] [3]

Mount Spring-Rice is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, south of Thompson Pass. [5] It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler after the British diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. "Topographic map of Mount Spring-Rice". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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  4. 1 2 "Mount Spring-Rice (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. "Mount Spring-Rice". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-11-11.