Nanga Parbat Mountain (Canada) Explained

Nanga Parbat Mountain
Elevation M:3240
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:270
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Park Ranges
Parent Peak:Mount Barnard (3340 m)
Country:Canada
Subdivision1 Type:Provinces
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
Map Size:200
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:51.7058°N -116.8656°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1922 Howard Palmer, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz Jr.

Nanga Parbat Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia at the head of the Mummery Glacier, North of Golden.[4] It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after the ninth highest mountain in the world Nanga Parbat, located in the Himalayas.[1] [2] Collie had climbed on Nanga Parbat in 1895.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. 949. Nanga Parbat Mountain. 2010-02-10.
  2. 298. Nanga Parbat Mountain. 2010-02-10.
  3. IAMSJ. Nanga Parbat Mountain (Alberta). 2019-06-09.
  4. 9047. Nanga Parbat Mountain. 2021-09-01.
  5. Book: Collie, Norman . From the Himalaya to Skye . Rockbuy Limited . 2003 . 1-904466-08-7 .