Mount Garth
Mount Garth is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada located directly south of Coronation Mountain.[3][4][2]
| Mount Garth | |
|---|---|
  Mount Garth Location in SW Alberta | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,043 m (9,984 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 103 m (338 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Coronation Mountain (3176 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°47′56″N 116°54′50″W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, Rudolph Aemmer (guide)[4] |
Mount Garth was named in 1920 after John McDonald of Garth, a businessman in the fur industry.[5][4]
References
- "Mount Garth". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- "Topographic map of Mount Garth". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- "Mount Garth". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- "Mount Garth". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-08-31 – via babel.hathitrust.org.
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