Howse Peak
Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia.[6] At 3,295 m (10,810 ft), it is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia.
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Howse Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,295 m (10,810 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,227 m (4,026 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Hector (3394 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°48′50″N 116°40′52″W[2][3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1902 by J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Hans Kaufmann[4][1][5] |
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Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)