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Record SL-673917 · Wikidata Q7641723

Sunwapta Peak

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Elevation
3,315 m
10,876 ft
Prominence
1,014 m
Isolation
Coordinates
52.3489° N, 117.2747° W
Grid ref
Sunwapta Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Sunwapta Peak is a peak in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, just north of the Columbia Icefield in Alberta, Canada. The peak was named in 1892 after the Stoney language word sunwapta meaning "turbulent river". The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93).

First ascent

Date
1906
Jimmy Simpson
Source · wikipedia

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