Mount Hooker (Canada)

Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jackson Hooker.^[1][2] Until the turn of the century, Mount Hooker and the nearby Mount Brown were thought to be the highest mountains in the Canadian Rockies (see Hooker and Brown).

Mount Hooker
Mount Hooker Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Mount Hooker Mount Hooker (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	3,287 m (10,784 ft)[1]
Prominence	540 m (1,770 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°24′20″N 118°05′41″W[3]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Conrad Kain[2]

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References

1. "Mount Hooker". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
2. "Mount Hooker". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
3. "Mount Hooker (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

External links

• "Mount Hooker". BC Geographical Names.