Mount Mitchell (Alberta)
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Mount Mitchell | |
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Elevation: | 3,040 metres (9,974 feet) |
Coordinates: | Template:Coor dms |
Location: | Alberta, Canada |
Topo map: | NTS 83C/05 |
Range: | Sir Winston Churchill Range |
First ascent: | |
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- For other mountains named Mitchell, see Mount Mitchell.
Mount Mitchell is located within the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, Canada, three km southeast of Mount Morden Long.
Mt. Mitchell was named in 1970 for J.H. Mitchell, who was an engineer for the Department of the Interior. Mitchell oversaw the construction of the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to the Banff-Jasper boundary.
External links
- Mt. Mitchell on Peakfinder (http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Mitchell) - photos