Mount Forbes
| Mount Forbes | ||
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 Mt Forbes as seen from the Icefields Parkway |
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| height | 3617 m | |
| location | Alberta ( Canada ) | |
| Mountains | Canadian Rockies | |
| Dominance | 47.32 km → Mount Columbia | |
| Notch height | 1649 m ↓ Thompson Pass (1968 m) | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 51 '36 " N , 116 ° 55' 54" W | |
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| First ascent | 1902 | |
The Mount Forbes is 3617 m (according to other sources 3612 m ) Height of the eighth-highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies . It is located 18 km southwest of the Saskatchewan River in Banff National Park , where it is the highest mountain. James Hector named it after Edward Forbes in 1859 .
In 1902 the first ascent was made by J. Norman Collie , James Outram , Hugh EM Stutfield, George M. Weed, Herman Woolley with the mountain guide Christian Kaufmann.
See also
Web links
- Mount Forbes at bivouac.com (English)
- Mount Forbes at peakfinder.com (English)
- Mount Forbes, Alberta on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Canada National Park High Points. Peakbagger.com, accessed August 28, 2020 .