Cataract Peak

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Cataract Peak
Cataract Peak is located in Alberta
Cataract Peak
Cataract Peak
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,333 m (10,935 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence938 m (3,077 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Murchison (3353 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°39′15″N 116°05′35″W / 51.6541667°N 116.0930556°W / 51.6541667; -116.0930556Coordinates: 51°39′15″N 116°05′35″W / 51.6541667°N 116.0930556°W / 51.6541667; -116.0930556[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N15 [4]
Climbing
First ascent1930 by J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr[1][2]

Cataract Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[4]

Cataract Peak was so named on account of a nearby waterfall, or cataract.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cataract Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ a b "Cataract Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ "Topographic map of Cataract Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ^ a b c "Cataract Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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