Mount Hooker (Canada)

Mount Hooker
Mount Hooker

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 3,287 m (10,784 ft)[1]
Prominence 540 m (1,770 ft)
Coordinates 52°24′18″N 118°05′42″W / 52.40500°N 118.09500°W / 52.40500; -118.09500Coordinates: 52°24′18″N 118°05′42″W / 52.40500°N 118.09500°W / 52.40500; -118.09500
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D/08
Climbing
First ascent 1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Conrad Kain

Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas.[1][2] Until the turn of the century, Mount Hooker and the nearby Mount Brown were thought to be the highest mountains in the Canadian Rockies (see Hooker and Brown).

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