Mount Chown

Mount Chown is located in Alberta
Mount Chown
Mount Chown
Location in Alberta
Highest pointElevation3,316 m (10,879 ft)[1]Prominence1,746 m (5,728 ft)[2][1]Parent peakMount Robson (3959 m)[1]Listing53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W / 53.39694; -119.41750[3]GeographyLocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeFront RangesTopo mapNTS 83E6 Twintree Lake[3]ClimbingFirst ascent1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman[4]

Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown.[5] 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.[4][1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Chown". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Chown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "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.


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