Cataract Peak
Cataract Peak | |
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Cataract Peak Location in Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,333 m (10,935 ft)[1][2][3] |
Prominence | 938 m (3,077 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Murchison (3353 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°39′15″N 116°05′35″W / 51.6541667°N 116.0930556°WCoordinates: 51°39′15″N 116°05′35″W / 51.6541667°N 116.0930556°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Front Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1930 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[]
- ^ a b c d "Cataract Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ a b "Cataract Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Topographic map of Cataract Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ a b c "Cataract Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Alberta's Rockies
- Mountains of Banff National Park
- Alberta geography stubs