Mount Chown

Mount Chown
Mount Chown
	Mount Chown Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,316 m (10,879 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,746 m (5,728 ft)[2][1]
Parent peak	Mount Robson (3959 m)[1]
Listing	Canada highest major peaks 51st; Canada prominent peaks 69th; Mountains of Alberta;
Coordinates	53°23′49″N 119°25′03″W[3]
Geography
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Front Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1924 G. Hargeaves; W. Putman[4]

Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest peak. It is named after the Reverend Samuel Dwight Chown.[5] It is located in the northwest corner of Jasper National Park on the border with the Willmore Wilderness Park. It lies between the Chown and Resthaven Glaciers.[4][1]

References

"Mount Chown". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
"British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
"Mount Chown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
"Mount Chown". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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