Mount Ross Cox is located north of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[4] It was named in 1920 after Ross Cox who traveled the area in 1817.[1][2][4]
Mount Ross Cox | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 354 m (1,161 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Scott (3300 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°27′31″N 118°01′05″W / 52.458611°N 118.018056°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District[4] |
Protected areas | |
Parent range | Park Ranges[2] |
Topo map | NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[5] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1972 Bob Kruszyna, Harriet Kruszyna[2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Ross Cox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Ross Cox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Mount Ross Cox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Mount Ross Cox". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Mount Ross Cox (British Columbia)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-27.