Mount Balfour (Canada)

Mount Balfour (Canada)
Mount Balfour
Mount Balfour is located in Alberta
Mount Balfour
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Elevation 3,284 m (10,774 ft) [1]
Prominence 934 m (3,064 ft)
Location
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Range Park Ranges
Coordinates 51°33′54″N 116°27′54″W / 51.565°N 116.465°W / 51.565; -116.465Coordinates: 51°33′54″N 116°27′54″W / 51.565°N 116.465°W / 51.565; -116.465
Topo map NTS 82N/09
Climbing
First ascent 1898 C.L. Noyes, C.S. Thompson, G.M. Weed; Appalachian Mountain Club

Mount Balfour is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 49th highest peak in Alberta and the 63rd highest in British Columbia, it is also the 52nd most prominence in Alberta. It was named in 1859 by James Hector Balfour, Professor John Hutton MD.[1][2]

See also

  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Balfour". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Balfour. 
  2. ^ "Mount Balfour". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1675. 



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