Gendarme Mountain

Gendarme Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Gendarme Mountain
Gendarme Mountain
Location in Alberta
Gendarme Mountain
Gendarme Mountain (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,927 m (9,603 ft)[1]
Prominence437 m (1,434 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Anne-Alice (3026 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°12′37″N 118°12′34″W[2]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangePark Ranges[1]
Topo mapNTS 83E/03[2]

The mountain keeps watch over the area like a gendarme, hence the name.[3]

References

  1. "Gendarme Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. "Mount Aberdeen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. hathitrust.org. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56.
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