Mount Babel (Alberta)

Mount Babel
Highest point
Elevation 3,101 m (10,174 ft) [1]
Prominence 200 m (660 ft) [2]
Coordinates 51°18′23″N 116°09′49″W / 51.30639°N 116.16361°W / 51.30639; -116.16361Coordinates: 51°18′23″N 116°09′49″W / 51.30639°N 116.16361°W / 51.30639; -116.16361 [2]
Geography
Mount Babel
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Bow Range
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1910
Easiest route East Face IV 5.10[1]

Mount Babel is a mountain peak of the Bow Range in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain can be seen from the Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Mount Babel was first climbed by A Hart, Edward Oliver Wheeler, L. Wilson and H. Worsfold in 1910.[1][2]

Further reading

• Brandon Pullan, The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, PP 133-138

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Babel". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Babel". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-09-25.



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