Mount Hector (Alberta)

Mount Hector (Alberta)
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 / 51.57333; -116.25833
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.

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