Fresnoy Mountain
Fresnoy Mountain | |
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Fresnoy Mountain Location in Alberta and 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°WCoordinates: 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[]
- ^ a b "Fresnoy Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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"Fresnoy Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e "Fresnoy Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b "Fresnoy Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia geography stubs