Mount Belanger

Mount Belanger
Mount Belanger

Alberta, Canada

Highest point
Elevation 3,109 m (10,200 ft) [1][2]
Prominence 589 m (1,932 ft) [3][4]
Listing List of Ultras in Canada
Coordinates 52°30′42″N 117°55′23″W / 52.51167°N 117.92306°W / 52.51167; -117.92306Coordinates: 52°30′42″N 117°55′23″W / 52.51167°N 117.92306°W / 52.51167; -117.92306 [4]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C/12
Climbing
First ascent 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia
Easiest route North face II

Mount Belanger is a 3,109 m mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814. It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][3]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ↑ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.


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