Mount Phillips (Canada)

Mount Phillips
Mount Phillips
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 3,246 m (10,650 ft) [1]
Prominence 524 m (1,719 ft) [1]
Coordinates 53°10′37″N 119°15′39″W / 53.17694°N 119.26083°W / 53.17694; -119.26083Coordinates: 53°10′37″N 119°15′39″W / 53.17694°N 119.26083°W / 53.17694; -119.26083 [1]
Geography
Location Alberta - British Columbia, Canada
Topo map NTS 83E/03
Climbing
First ascent 1910 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates[2]

Mount Phillips is a mountain located on the border of Jasper National Park (Alberta) and Mount Robson Provincial Park (British Columbia). It is Alberta's 61st highest peak, and British Columbia's 84th highest peak. It was named in 1923 by J. Norman Collie after Donald "Curly" Phillips, a Jasper area outfitter and guide who made the disputed first ascent of Mount Robson in 1909.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Phillips". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Phillips". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-02-05.


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