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Neptuak Mountain Location in Alberta
Neptuak MountainElevation 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°WCoordinates: 51°18′28″N 116°15′28″W / 51.30778°N 116.25778°W 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
References
Categories:- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Great Divide of North America
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
- Alberta geography stubs
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