Mount Mitchell (Alberta)

Mount Mitchell is a mountain located within the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, Canada, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Mount Morden Long.

Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell
Highest point
Elevation3,063 m (10,049 ft)[1]
Prominence183 m (600 ft)[2]
Coordinates52°24′12″N 117°30′13″W[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/05

Mt. Mitchell was named in 1970 for J.H. Mitchell and Mitchell Lobb, who were engineers for the Department of the Interior. Mitchell oversaw the construction of the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to the Banff-Jasper boundary.[2]

References

  1. "Mount Mitchell". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. "Mount Mitchell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  3. "Mount Mitchell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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