Mount K2 (Alberta)

Mount K2
Mount K2
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 3,090 m (10,140 ft)[1]
Coordinates 52°13′30″N 117°17′30″W / 52.22500°N 117.29167°W / 52.22500; -117.29167Coordinates: 52°13′30″N 117°17′30″W / 52.22500°N 117.29167°W / 52.22500; -117.29167[1]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/03
Climbing
First ascent 1938 by an ACC party guided by Christian Hasler Jr.[1]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount K2 is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km east of Mount Kitchener. The mountain was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson (former Alpine Club of Canada president), apparently to signify this as a secondary peak of Mount Kitchener, and not K2.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount K2". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-04.



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