Nanga Parbat Mountain

Nanga Parbat Mountain
Nanga Parbat Mountain
Nanga Parbat Mountain is located in Alberta
Nanga Parbat Mountain
AlbertaBritish Columbia, Canada
Elevation 3,240 m (10,630 ft) [1]
Prominence 270 m (886 ft) [2]
Location
Range Park Ranges
Coordinates 51°42′18″N 116°51′54″W / 51.705°N 116.865°W / 51.705; -116.865Coordinates: 51°42′18″N 116°51′54″W / 51.705°N 116.865°W / 51.705; -116.865
Topo map NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent 1922 Howard Palmer, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz Jr.[1]

Nanga Parbat Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas.[1][2]Collie had climbed on Nanga Parbat in 1895.

See also

  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia

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