Mount Chown

Mount Chown
Mount Chown is located in Alberta
Mount Chown
Mount Chown
Location within Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,316 m (10,879 ft)
Prominence1,746 m (5,728 ft)
Parent peakMount Robson (3959 m)
Listing
Coordinates53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W / 53.39694; -119.41750
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
Alberta
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E6 Twintree Lake
Climbing
First ascent1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman

Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest and 5th most prominent peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown. It is located in the northwest corner of Jasper National Park on the border with the Willmore Wilderness Park. It lies between the Chown and Resthaven Glaciers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Chown". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ↑ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Chown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Chown". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-03-14.