Mount Garth is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada located directly south of Coronation Mountain.[3][4][2]
Mount Garth | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,043 m (9,984 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 103 m (338 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Coronation Mountain (3176 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°47′56″N 116°54′50″W / 51.79888°N 116.91388°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1934 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, Rudolph Aemmer (guide)[4] |
Mount Garth was named in 1920 after John McDonald of Garth, a businessman in the fur industry.[5][4]
See also
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- ^ a b "Topographic map of Mount Garth". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Mount Garth". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Mount Garth". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-08-31 – via babel.hathitrust.org.