Simon Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,322 m (10,899 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 1,173 m (3,848 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m) [3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°39′24″N118°19′06″W / 52.65667°N 118.31833°W [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 | 1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, Conrad Kain [1] [3] |
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