Mount St. Piran

Mount St. Piran

The main summit is on the right
Highest point
Elevation 2,649 m (8,691 ft) [1]
Prominence 187 m (614 ft) [1]
Coordinates 51°25′12″N 116°15′00″W / 51.42000°N 116.25000°W / 51.42000; -116.25000Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 116°15′00″W / 51.42000°N 116.25000°W / 51.42000; -116.25000 [1]
Geography
Mount St. Piran

Alberta, Canada

Parent range Bow Range (Canadian Rockies)
Topo map NTS 82N/08

Mount St. Piran is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

Located in the Bow River Valley southeast of the Minewakun Lake Valley; northwest of Lake Agnes; between Lake Louise Valley and lower Bath Creek, Banff Park, Alberta.

It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen after Saint Piran, the Patron Saint of Cornwall.[2]

Nearby

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount St. Piran". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Mount St. Piran". PeakFinder. Retrieved 2010-01-17.


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