Mount Columbia, Alberta

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Mount Columbia
Mount Columbia seen from the top of the Snow Dome

Mount Columbia from the summit of Snow Dome seen

height 3747  m
location Alberta , Canada
Mountains Rocky mountains
Coordinates 52 ° 8 '50 "  N , 117 ° 26' 10"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 8 '50 "  N , 117 ° 26' 10"  W.
Mount Columbia (Alberta) (Alberta)
Mount Columbia, Alberta
First ascent 1902 by James Outram and Christian Kaufmann

At 3747 m, Mount Columbia in Alberta ( Canada ) is the second highest mountain in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the highest mountain in Alberta after Mount Robson .

It is located on the northern edge of the Columbia Ice Field in Jasper National Park on the border between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia , its summit is in Alberta. Mount Columbia was named after the Columbia River by J. Norman Collie . Its first ascent took place in 1902 by James Outram and Christian Kaufmann .

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