Mount Whiteaves

Mount Whiteaves
Mount Whiteaves
Location in Alberta
Mount Whiteaves
Location in British Columbia
Mount Whiteaves
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation3,145 m (10,318 ft)[1]
Prominence285 m (935 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°43′27″N 116°47′56″W / 51.724167°N 116.798889°W / 51.724167; -116.798889[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[2]
Climbing
First ascent1949 D. Greenwell, E.R. LaChapelle, D.M. Woods, J. Bishop[1][3]

Mount Whiteaves is located west of the upper Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[4] It was named in 1920 after Joseph Frederick Whiteaves, a British palaeontologist.[3][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Whiteaves". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Whiteaves (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Whiteaves". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  4. ^ "Mount Whiteaves". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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