Centre Mountain (Alberta)

Centre Mountain is a 2,700-metre (8,858-foot) mountain summit located in the Maligne Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison Bridgland for its location between Excelsior Mountain and Amber Mountain.[1]

Centre Mountain
View from Amber Mountain looking northeast toward Centre Mountain, The Watchtower, and South Amber Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,700 m (8,900 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence145 m (476 ft)[2]
Parent peakThe Watchtower (2971 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°49′44″N 117°53′37″W[4]
Geography
Centre Mountain is located in Alberta
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Location of Amber Mountain in Alberta
Centre Mountain is located in Canada
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Centre Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeMaligne Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[4]

See also

References

  1. "Centre Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Centre Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. "Topographic map of Centre Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. "Centre Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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