Mount Whiteaves | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,145 m (10,318 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 285 m (935 ft) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°43′27″N116°47′56″W / 51.724167°N 116.798889°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1949 D. Greenwell, E.R. LaChapelle, D.M. Woods, J. Bishop [1] [3] |
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