Mons Peak
Mons Peak | |
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![]() Mons Peak (Cntr) and Icefield from a Forbes buttress | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,087 m (10,128 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
Coordinates | 51°51′36″N 117°02′06″W / 51.86000°N 117.03500°WCoordinates: 51°51′36″N 117°02′06″W / 51.86000°N 117.03500°W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mons Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
Location | Alberta British Columbia |
Topo map | NTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 31 July 1902 by James Outram, guided by Christian Kaufmann |
Mons Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after the town of Mons in Belgium.[1][2]
See also[]
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References[]
- ^ a b "Mons Peak". PeakFinder.com.
- ^ "Mons Peak". Bivouac.com.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Mons_Peak%2C_west_aspect.jpg/220px-Mons_Peak%2C_west_aspect.jpg)
Mons Peak, west aspect
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mt._Forbes%2C_to_Mons%2C_Bush.jpg/220px-Mt._Forbes%2C_to_Mons%2C_Bush.jpg)
From Mt. Forbes (right foreground), to Mons Peak (centre)., Bush Mtn (left).
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia geography stubs