Mount Kain
Mount Kain | |
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Mount Kain Location in British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,880 m (9,450 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 239 m (784 ft) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 53°03′08″N 119°02′25″W / 53.05222°N 119.04028°WCoordinates: 53°03′08″N 119°02′25″W / 53.05222°N 119.04028°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Rainbow Range |
Topo map | NTS 83E/03 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1934 by M.M. Strumia[1][2] |
Easiest route | basic rock climb |
Mount Kain is a mountain located in the Fraser River Valley of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Canada. Mt. Kain was named by J. Monroe Thorington in 1934 after mountain guide Conrad Kain.Conrad Kain was the first to reach the top of the mountain on July 16, 1911. [4]
References
- 1 2 "Mount Kain". PeakFinder. Retrieved 2003-11-08.
- 1 2 "Mount Kain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Mount Kain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ↑ http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=mount+kain
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