Fresnoy Mountain | |
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Fresnoy Mountain Location in Alberta and British Columbia Fresnoy Mountain Fresnoy Mountain (British Columbia) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,240 m (10,630 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 133[3] m (436 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Alexandra (3401 m)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°59′48″N 117°13′01″W / 51.9966°N 117.2169°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1902 by James Outram and Christian Kaufmann[3] |
Fresnoy Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1919 after Fresnoy-en-Gohelle, a village in France, in commemoration of the World War I battle fought there by Canadian forces in 1917.[3][1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Fresnoy Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ↑ "Topographic map of Fresnoy Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fresnoy Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- 1 2 "Fresnoy Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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