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Little Alberta

Coordinates: 52°16′26″N 117°26′17″W / 52.27389°N 117.43806°W / 52.27389; -117.43806
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Little Alberta
Little Alberta is located in Alberta
Little Alberta
Little Alberta
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,956 m (9,698 ft)[1]
Prominence250 m (820 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Woolley (3405 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°16′26″N 117°26′17″W / 52.27389°N 117.43806°W / 52.27389; -117.43806[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[3]
Climbing
First ascent1924[2]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Little Alberta is a mountain located east of Habel Creek in the Canadian Rockies of Jasper National Park.[3] The mountain was named in 1984 after nearby Mount Alberta (3,619 m (11,873 ft)).[1]

The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) operates the Lloyd MacKay Hut on a rocky shoulder of Little Alberta.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Little Alberta". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Alberta". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. ^ a b c "Little Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ^ "Lloyd MacKay (Mt. Alberta) Hut". Alpine Club of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
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