Panther Mountain (Alberta)

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Panther Mountain
Bare Range from Sulphur Mountain 2020.jpg
Panther Mountain, photographed from the top of Sulphur Mountain.
Highest point
Elevation2,943 m (9,656 ft)[1]
Prominence483 m (1,585 ft)[2]
ListingList of mountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°30′42″N 115°40′06″W / 51.51167°N 115.66833°W / 51.51167; -115.66833Coordinates: 51°30′42″N 115°40′06″W / 51.51167°N 115.66833°W / 51.51167; -115.66833[2]
Geography
Panther Mountain is located in Alberta
Panther Mountain
Panther Mountain
Parent rangeBare Range
Topo mapNTS 82O12
Climbing
First ascent1891 by J.J. McArthur and Tom Wilson[2]

Panther Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after learning that the local Indians referred to a river below the peak as "The river where the mountain lion was killed".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Panther Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Panther Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-24.


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