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Mount Victoria (Bow Range)

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Location
  
Alberta-B.C., Canada

Elevation
  
3,464 m

Prominence
  
547 m

Mountain range
  
Bow Range

Topo map
  
NTS 83C/05

First ascent
  
1897

Province
  
British Columbia

Parent range
  
Bow Range

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Easiest route
  
South Summit, South-East Ridge II

Similar
  
Mount Lefroy, Mount Temple, Mount Whyte, Fairview Mountain, Mount Hungabee

Mount Victoria, 3,464 metres (11,365 ft), is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. It is located just northeast of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide (which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region).

Map of Mount Victoria North Peak, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC, Canada

The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass while Mount Lefroy lies on the eastern side.

The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria.

References

Mount Victoria (Bow Range) Wikipedia