Warwick Mountain

Warwick Mountain
Warwick Mountain Alberta, Canada
Highest point
Elevation	2,906 m (9,534 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	566 m (1,857 ft) ^[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°14′00″N 117°33′40″W / 52.23333°N 117.56111°W / 52.23333; -117.56111Coordinates: 52°14′00″N 117°33′40″W / 52.23333°N 117.56111°W / 52.23333; -117.56111 ^[1]
Geography
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C/04
Climbing
First ascent	1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission^[1]
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Warwick Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.

It is located south of Warwick Creek in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park. It stands east of the Chaba Icefield and north of the Columbia Icefield.

The mountain was named in 1919 by Arthur O. Wheeler after Warwick Castle in England when he noted the castellated appearance of the mountain and it being situated just 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Mt. King Edward.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 PeakFinder. "Warwick Mountain". Retrieved 2007-09-10.
↑ "Warwick Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

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