Mount Chown

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Elevation3,316 m (10,879 ft)[1]
Prominence1,746 m (5,728 ft)[2][1]
Listing
Mount Chown
Mount Chown is located in Alberta
Mount Chown
Mount Chown
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,316 m (10,879 ft)[1]
Prominence1,746 m (5,728 ft)[2][1]
Parent peakMount Robson (3959 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W / 53.39694°N 119.41750°W / 53.39694; -119.41750[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E6 Twintree Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman[4]

Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest and 5th most prominent peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown.[5] It is located in the northwest corner of Jasper National Park on the border with the Willmore Wilderness Park. It lies between the Chown and Resthaven Glaciers.[4][1]

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