Scarp Mountain

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Scarp Mountain
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Scarp Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Scarp Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Scarp Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,000 m (9,800 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 317 m (1,040 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Fraser (3313 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°37′59″N118°21′21″W / 52.63306°N 118.35583°W / 52.63306; -118.35583 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1933 Rex Gibson, E.R. Woolf [1] [3]

Scarp Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. [5] It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. "Topographic map of Scarp Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Scarp Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  4. 1 2 "Scarp Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  5. "Scarp Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-11-07.