Mount Burstall is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[4]
Mount Burstall | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 245 m (804 ft)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°46′10″N 115°19′31″W / 50.76944°N 115.32528°W[4] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Spray Mountains Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[4] |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cambrian |
Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1972 by M. Brown, I. Carruthers, C. Cobb, B.E. Seyforth[1] |
Easiest route | Difficult Scramble[2] |
Mount Burstall was named for H. E. Burstall, a British army officer who commanded Canadian troops during World War I.[5][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Burstall". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Burstall". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
- ^ "Mount Burstall". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b c "Mount Burstall". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 27.