Salient Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,810 m (9,220 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
Coordinates | 53°02′47″N118°42′12″W / 53.04639°N 118.70333°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta British Columbia |
Parent range | Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83E2 Resplendent Creek |
Salient Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 80th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler. It was noted to be the "sharpest" peak in the area. [1] [2]
Whiteshield Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1924 because of the ice and snow on the east side of the mountain.
Treadmill Ridge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia.It is Alberta's 98th most prominence mountain. It was named in 1923 by Arthur O. Wheele he believed that the mountain resembled a treadmill.
Titkana Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. Arthur Coleman originally named Ptarmigan Peak in 1907, it was renamed in 1908 to Titkana Peak. It is the Stoney Indian word for bird.
Razorback Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1915 for the narrow ridge on the mountain.
Bingley Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1863 by Walter Cheadle.
Leather Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and is the highest of the four peaks on Yellowhead Mountain. The peak was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Kataka Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland.
Vista Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917, the name refers to the view from the peak of the mountain.
Drawbridge Peak is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta side is in Jasper National Park while Mount Robson Provincial Park is on the B.C. side. It was named in 1920 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
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Mastodon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Whitecrow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Divergence Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Mallard Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 82nd most prominent mountain. It was named in 1920 by Arthur O. Wheeler. The summit of the mountain is said to look like a mallard duck.
Lick Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Mons Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after the town of Mons in Belgium.
Ebon Peak is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
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