Cliff Mountain (Alberta)

Cliff Mountain is a 2,763-metre (9,065-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain is located in Alberta
Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain
Location of Cliff Mountain in Alberta
Cliff Mountain is located in Canada
Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,763 m (9,065 ft)[1]
Prominence614 m (2,014 ft)[1]
Parent peakWhitecap Mountain (2864 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°04′39″N 118°13′46″W[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River[2]

The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because of its steep faces on all sides.[1][3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Cliff Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. "Cliff Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. "Cliff Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
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