- Mount Hector (Alberta)
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Mount Hector Elevation 3,394 m (11,135 ft) Prominence 1,759 m (5,771 ft) (Kicking Horse Pass) Listing List of Ultras in Canada Location Location Alberta
Canada
Range Canadian Rockies Coordinates 51°34′24″N 116°15′30″W / 51.57333°N 116.25833°W Topo map NTS 82N/09 Climbing First ascent 1895 Easiest route rock/snow/glacier climb Mount Hector is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition. The mountain is located beside the Icefields Parkway, 17 km (11 mi) north of Lake Louise.
The first ascent was made in 1895 by Philip S. Abbot, Charles Fay and Charles S. Thompson.
See also
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
External links
Categories:- Mountains of Alberta
- Alberta geography stubs
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