Nanga Parbat Mountain (Canada)

Nanga Parbat Mountain
Nanga Parbat Mountain

AlbertaBritish Columbia, Canada

Highest point
Elevation 3,240 m (10,630 ft)[1]
Prominence 270 m (890 ft)[2]
Coordinates 51°42′18″N 116°51′54″W / 51.70500°N 116.86500°W / 51.70500; -116.86500Coordinates: 51°42′18″N 116°51′54″W / 51.70500°N 116.86500°W / 51.70500; -116.86500
Geography
Location AlbertaBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent 1922 Howard Palmer, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz Jr.[1]

Nanga Parbat Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas.[1][2] Collie had climbed on Nanga Parbat in 1895.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nanga Parbat Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. 1 2 "Nanga Parbat Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.


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