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
Mount Ross Cox is located in Alberta
Mount Ross Cox
Mount Ross Cox
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Ross Cox is located in British Columbia
Mount Ross Cox
Mount Ross Cox
Mount Ross Cox (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1]
Prominence354 m (1,161 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Scott (3300 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates52°27′31″N 118°01′05″W / 52.458611°N 118.018056°W / 52.458611; -118.018056[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[4]
Protected areas
Parent rangePark Ranges[2]
Topo mapNTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[5]
Climbing
First ascent1972 Bob Kruszyna, Harriet Kruszyna[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Ross Cox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Ross Cox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. ^ "Mount Ross Cox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Ross Cox". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. ^ "Mount Ross Cox (British Columbia)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-27.