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Mount Brazeau

Coordinates: 52°33′04″N 117°21′17″W / 52.55111°N 117.35472°W / 52.55111; -117.35472
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Mount Brazeau
One of the most famous views in Canada. Spirit Island, Maligne Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,470 m (11,380 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,443 m (4,734 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Athabasca[3]
Listing
Coordinates52°33′04″N 117°21′17″W / 52.55111°N 117.35472°W / 52.55111; -117.35472[4]
Geography
Mount Brazeau is located in Alberta
Mount Brazeau
Mount Brazeau
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeBrazeau Range
Topo mapNTS 83C11 Southesk Lake
Climbing
First ascent1923 by A. Carpe, W.D. Harris, Howard Palmer[2][3]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount Brazeau is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.

The mountain is located in the upper Coronet Creek Valley of Jasper National Park, and stands west of the Coronet Glacier and south of Maligne Lake. The mountain was named in 1902 by Arthur P. Coleman after Joseph Edward Brazeau, who had provided his translation skills to the Palliser expedition.[2][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Brazeau". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Brazeau". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Brazeau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  4. ^ "Mount Brazeau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 24.