Mount Pilkington
Mount Pilkington is the center-most peak
Highest point
Elevation3,285 m (10,778 ft)[1][2]
Prominence101 m (331 ft)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°43′26″N 116°55′34″W / 51.72388°N 116.92611°W / 51.72388; -116.92611[4]
Naming
EtymologyNamed after Charles Pilkington, prominent 19th Century British mountaineer, ancestor to Matthew and Dante Pilkington, the first Pilkingtons to ascend the mountain.
Geography
Mount Pilkington is located in Alberta
Mount Pilkington
Mount Pilkington
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Pilkington is located in British Columbia
Mount Pilkington
Mount Pilkington
Mount Pilkington (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4]
Climbing
First ascent1910 J.E.C. Eaton, B. Otto, H. Burnener[1]

Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak.[5] It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington.[1][3] Mount Pilkington is located on the Continental Divide between the Campbell Icefield and the Freshfield Icefield.

The Pilkington Ascent

On August 5, 2019, Dr. Matthew B.G. Pilkington, Charles Pilkington's great-great-grandnephew, became the first Pilkington to summit the peak. Matthew's ascent was followed by his son, Dante G.M. Pilkington, who became the second Pilkington to summit Mount Pilkington.[6]

Mount Pilkington summit log showing first and latest entries, as of August 4th, 2019.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Pilkington". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Pilkington". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Pilkington". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Pilkington (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Mount Pilkington". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Freshfield Icefield Climbing Conditions". mountainconditions.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-20.


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