Marmolata Mountain

Marmolata Mountain is a nunatak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1930 by Eaton Cromwell because he thought it looked similar to the highest of the Italian Dolomites. [1]

Marmolata Mountain, The Bugaboos
Marmolata Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,019 m (9,905 ft)[1]
Prominence149 m (489 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°43′16″N 116°46′55″W[1]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangePurcell Mountains, Columbia Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K10 Howser Creek
Geology
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
First ascentAugust, 1930 Conrad Kain; Peter Kaufmann; E. Cromwell[1]

References

  1. "Crescent Spire". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
Marmolata in upper right corner, north aspect.
(Anniversary Peak to left)


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