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Mount Ball Elevation 3,311 m (10,863 ft) Prominence 1,187 m (3,894 ft) Location Location Alberta-BC, Canada Range Ball Range, Canadian Rockies Coordinates 51°09′25″N 116°00′30″W / 51.15694°N 116.00833°WCoordinates: 51°09′25″N 116°00′30″W / 51.15694°N 116.00833°W Topo map NTS 82N/01 Climbing First ascent 1904 by J.D. Patterson, guided by Christian & Hans Kaufmann Easiest route Scramble Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range. The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser Expedition.
Mt. Ball can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves remote bushwhacking, which limits the number of attempts per year.[1]
References
External links
- Mt. Ball on PeakFinder - photos
- Mount Ball Route Beta - Dow Williams
- Mount Ball Route Diary - Vern Dewit
Categories:- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Borders of Alberta
- Borders of British Columbia
- Alberta's Rockies geography stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
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