Whitecrow Mountain (Canada)

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Whitecrow Mountain
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Whitecrow Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Whitecrow Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Whitecrow Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,881 m (9,452 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 313 m (1,027 ft) [3]
Parent peak Blackrock Mountain ( (2910 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°33′44″N118°16′13″W / 52.562222°N 118.270278°W / 52.562222; -118.270278 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Cariboo Land District
Protected areas
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission [1]

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. [5] It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the number of white crows that were seen on the peak. [1] [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Whitecrow Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Whitecrow Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  3. 1 2 "Whitecrow Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. 1 2 "Whitecrow Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. 1 2 "Whitecrow Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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