Nasswald Peak

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Nasswald Peak
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Nasswald Peak
Location in Alberta
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Nasswald Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Nasswald Peak
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,042 m (9,980 ft) [1]
Prominence 632 m (2,073 ft) [1]
Parent peak Beersheba Peak (3054 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 50°59′56″N115°39′07″W / 50.99888°N 115.65194°W / 50.99888; -115.65194 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas Banff National Park and Assiniboine Provincial Park [3]
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1913 Conrad Kain, Boundary Commission

Nasswald Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Nasswald, a town in Austria. [3] [1]

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  2. 1 2 "Nasswald Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. 1 2 "Nasswald Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.