Mount Engelhard
Encyclopedia
Mount Engelhard is a mountain
located in the Sunwapta River
valley of Jasper National Park
, Canada
. Engelhard lies three km NNE of the east summit of Stutfield Peak
. The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American
who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies
.
The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, N.D. Waffl.
Mountain
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located in the Sunwapta River
Sunwapta River
The Sunwapta River is a major tributary of the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.-Course:The headwaters of the Sunwapta River are near the Columbia Icefield in the valley west northwest of Sunwapta pass, which divides Jasper National Park from Banff National Park...
valley of Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Engelhard lies three km NNE of the east summit of Stutfield Peak
Stutfield Peak
Stutfield Peak is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield, north-west from Mount Kitchener, in the Sir Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies.In 1899, mountaineer J...
. The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
.
The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, N.D. Waffl.