Mount Brazeau
Mount Brazeau | |
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![]() One of the most famous views in Canada.
Spirit Island, Maligne Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,470 m (11,380 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,443 m (4,734 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Athabasca[2] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 52°33′04″N 117°21′17″W / 52.55111°N 117.35472°WCoordinates: 52°33′04″N 117°21′17″W / 52.55111°N 117.35472°W[3] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Brazeau Location in Alberta | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | |
Topo map | NTS 83C11 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1923 by A. Carpe, W.D. Harris, Howard Palmer[1][2] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Brazeau is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.
The mountain is located in the upper Valley of Jasper National Park, and stands west of the and south of Maligne Lake. The mountain was named in 1902 by Arthur P. Coleman after , who had provided his translation skills to the Palliser expedition.[1][4]
See also[]
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mount Brazeau". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-19.
- ^ a b c "Mount Brazeau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Mount Brazeau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 24.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Mountains of Jasper National Park
- Alberta's Rockies geography stubs