Salient Mountain

Last updated
Salient Mountain
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Salient Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Salient Mountain
Salient Mountain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 2,810 m (9,220 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 836 m (2,743 ft) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 53°02′47″N118°42′12″W / 53.046389°N 118.703333°W / 53.046389; -118.703333 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Cariboo Land District [5]
Parent range Front Ranges
Topo map NTS 83E2 Resplendent Creek [4]

Salient Mountain is located just north of Miette Pass, at the NE end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [5] It is Alberta's 80th most prominent mountain. [6] It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler. It was noted to be the "sharpest" peak in the area. [1] [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

Kakwa Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1925 by Samuel P. Fay.

Mount Talbot is located on the northern side of Shale Pass on the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was officially named on 4 November 1925 after Senator Peter Talbot (1854-1919), an early pioneer of the Lacombe region of central Alberta. A teacher and farmer, he turned to politics and became an elected representative of the Northwest Territories and later the province of Alberta. In 1906, Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed him to the Senate of Canada.

Jackpine Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1913 by Mary Jobe Akeley. Jack pine timber accounts for the name.

Whiteshield Mountain is located at the northern boundary of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1924 because of the ice and snow on the eastern side of the mountain.

Treadmill Ridge is a mountain ridge located at the northern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park, on the Alberta/British Columbia border. It is Alberta's 98th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1923 by Arthur O. Wheele who believed that the mountain resembled a treadmill.

Upright Mountain is located east of the head of the Moose River at the NE side of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. Arthur O. Wheeler named the mountain in 1911 as the strata of the mountain have been upheaved to an almost vertical position.

Tatei Ridge is a mountain ridge east of Berg Lake at the northern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1912 by Charles D. Walcott as tatei is the Stoney language word for "wind".

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 near the head of Rockingham Creek, south of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1917, the name refers to the view from the peak of the mountain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Fraser (Canada)</span> Mountain in the country of Canada

Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.

Whitecrow Mountain is located at the head of the Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the number of white crows that were seen on the peak.

Divergence Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.

Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park. It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

Chaba Peak is located in the Chaba Icefield south of Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1920 after the Chaba River by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey. Chaba is the Stoney Indian word for beaver.

Fresnoy Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1919 after Fresnoy-en-Gohelle, a village in France, in commemoration of the World War I battle fought there by Canadian forces in 1917.

Ebon Peak is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler.

Mount Barnard is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, NW of the head of Waitabit Creek and North of Golden. It is the 30th highest peak in Alberta and the 42nd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1917 by boundary surveyors after Sir Francis Stillman Barnard, a Lieutenant Governor of BC during the 1910s. It should not be confused with the higher Californian peak of the same name.

Mount Ptolemy is the highest mountain of the Flathead Range and is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. Situated 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Crowsnest Pass and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Corbin, it is Alberta's 57th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1914 by Arthur Wheeler for its resemblance to a man sitting with folded arms. The mountain has also been known as Mummy Mountain.

Scarpe Mountain is located at the head of Commerce Creek and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named after the Scarpe River in France.

Kishinena Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1959.

References

  1. 1 2 "Salient Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. "Topographic map of Salient Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. 1 2 "Salient Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. 1 2 "Salient Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. 1 2 "Salient Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  6. "Alberta Peaks by prominence". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.