Upright Mountain

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Upright Mountain
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Upright Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Upright Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Upright Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,978 m (9,770 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 760 m (2,490 ft) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 53°11′16″N118°51′42″W / 53.187778°N 118.861667°W / 53.187778; -118.861667 (Upright Mountain) [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Front Ranges [3]
Topo map NTS 83E2 Resplendent Creek [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1911 by Conrad Kain [1]

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. [5] Arthur O. Wheeler named the mountain in 1911 as the strata of the mountain have been upheaved to an almost vertical position. [5] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Upright Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. "Topographic map of Upright Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. 1 2 "Upright Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  4. 1 2 "Upright Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. 1 2 "Upright Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-18.