Deltaform Mountain
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Deltaform Mountain is one of the mountains in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, located on the Continental Divide on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, and also on the border between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in Canada. The mountain was originally named Saknowa by Samuel Allen but Walter Wilcox named it to its official title in 1897 as it resembles the Greek letter delta.[1][4]
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Deltaform Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,424 m (11,234 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 822 m (2,697 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Hungabee Mountain (3492 m) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°18′06″N 116°14′43″W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | |
Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1 September 1903 by A. Eggers, H.C. Parker, C. Kaufmann, and H. Kaufmann[3] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
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Deltaform was first climbed in 1903 by August Eggers and Herschel Clifford Parker who were guided by Christian and Hans Kaufmann.[1][3]