Mount Palmer (Alberta)
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Mount Palmer is a mountain
located in the Athabasca River
Valley of Jasper National Park
in Alberta
, Canada
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Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake. The mountain was named after American
Howard Palmer, an early 20th century explorer of the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies
.
Mountain
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located in the Athabasca River
Athabasca River
The Athabasca River originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada...
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...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, 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...
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Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake. The mountain was named after American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Howard Palmer, an early 20th century explorer of the Selkirks and 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...
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