Mount Barlow

Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia border in Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mount Barlow is located on the Continental Divide along the border of Alberta and British Columbia at the southern edge of the Freshfield Icefield in Banff National Park. It was named in 1916 by D.B. Dowling after Dr. Alfred Ernest Barlow, a cartographer with the Geological Survey of Canada who died in the 1914 Empress of Ireland disaster.[3][1][7]

Elevation3,143 m (10,312 ft)[1][2][a]
Prominence203 m (666 ft)[1]
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Coordinates51°42′18″N 116°48′38″W[5]
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Mount Barlow
Mount Barlow is located in Alberta
Mount Barlow
Mount Barlow
Location in Alberta
Mount Barlow is located in British Columbia
Mount Barlow
Mount Barlow
Location in British Columbia
Mount Barlow is located in Canada
Mount Barlow
Mount Barlow
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation3,143 m (10,312 ft)[1][2][a]
Prominence203 m (666 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°42′18″N 116°48′38″W[5]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park[6]
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[5]
Climbing
First ascent1930 by E. Cromwell, J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[1][3]
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