Neptuak Mountain

Neptuak Mountain
Neptuak Mountain
Neptuak Mountain is located in Alberta
Neptuak Mountain
Location in Alberta
Elevation 3,241 m (10,633 ft) [1]
Prominence 151 m (495 ft)
Location
Location Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Range Bow Range
Coordinates 51°18′28″N 116°15′28″W / 51.30778°N 116.25778°W / 51.30778; -116.25778Coordinates: 51°18′28″N 116°15′28″W / 51.30778°N 116.25778°W / 51.30778; -116.25778
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1902 J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by C.Kaufmann

Neptak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine". It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[2][3]

See also

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

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