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Deltaform Mountain
South face of Deltaform Mtn. from Mount BabelElevation 3,424 m (11,234 ft) [1] Prominence 822 m (2,697 ft) [2] Location Alberta-
British Columbia,
Canada
Range Bow Range Coordinates 51°18′05″N 116°14′30″W / 51.30139°N 116.24167°WCoordinates: 51°18′05″N 116°14′30″W / 51.30139°N 116.24167°W[1] Topo map NTS 82N/08 Climbing First ascent 1903 Easiest route rock/snow climb Deltaform Mountain is one of the mountains in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, located on the Continental Divide on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, and also on the border between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in Canada. The mountain was originally named Saknowa by Samuel Allen but Walter Wilcox named it to its official title in 1897 as it resembles the Greek letter delta.[1]
Deltaform was first climbed in 1903 by A. Eggers and H.C. Parker who were guided by Christian and Hans Kaufmann.[2][1]
Climbing routes
The two main climbing routes are:[1]
- North-West Ridge (Normal Route) II 5.5
- North Face, The Supercouloir IV 5.8
See also
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
References
- ^ a b c d e "Deltaform Mountain". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Deltaform+Mountain. Retrieved 2004-05-14.
- ^ a b "Deltaform Mountain". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1577. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- "Deltaform Mountain". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/13790.html.
Categories:- Banff National Park
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Borders of Alberta
- Borders of British Columbia
- Great Divide of North America
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
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