Mount Engelhard

Mount Engelhard

NE face of Mt. Engelhard
Highest point
Elevation 3,270 m (10,730 ft)[1]
Coordinates 52°16′30″N 117°24′20″W / 52.27500°N 117.40556°W / 52.27500; -117.40556Coordinates: 52°16′30″N 117°24′20″W / 52.27500°N 117.40556°W / 52.27500; -117.40556[1]
Geography
Mount Engelhard

Location in Alberta

Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1930
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Engelhard is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. Engelhard lies three km NNE of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies.[1]

The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, and N.D. Waffl.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Engelhard". PeakFinder. Retrieved 2004-06-05.


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