Mount Barlow is located on the Continental Divide along the border of Alberta and British Columbia at the southern edge of the Freshfield Icefield in Banff National Park. It was named in 1916 by D.B. Dowling after Dr. Alfred Ernest Barlow, a cartographer with the Geological Survey of Canada who died in the 1914 Empress of Ireland disaster.[1][3][5]
| Mount Barlow | |
|---|---|
  Mount Barlow Location on Alberta and British Columbia border | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 203 m (666 ft)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°42′19″N 116°48′39″W / 51.70528°N 116.81083°W[4] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by E. Cromwell, J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Barlow". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Barlow". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b c "Mount Barlow". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b "Mount Barlow". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
