Mount Sir Douglas

Mount Sir Douglas
Highest point
Elevation 3,411 m (11,191 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,110 m (3,640 ft)[1]
Coordinates 50°43′20″N 115°20′20″W / 50.72222°N 115.33889°W / 50.72222; -115.33889Coordinates: 50°43′20″N 115°20′20″W / 50.72222°N 115.33889°W / 50.72222; -115.33889[1]
Geography
Mount Sir Douglas
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent 1919 J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr[2]
Easiest route North-West Face III

Mount Sir Douglas is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 18th highest peak, and 28th prominence mountain as well as British Columbia's 28th highest peak. It was named in 1916 after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Sir Douglas". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Sir Douglas". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-02-14.


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