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Mount Alpha Centauri

Coordinates: 50°36′22″N 116°31′54″W / 50.606111°N 116.531667°W / 50.606111; -116.531667
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Mount Alpha Centauri
Mount Alpha Centauri is located in British Columbia
Mount Alpha Centauri
Mount Alpha Centauri
Location in British Columbia
Mount Alpha Centauri is located in Canada
Mount Alpha Centauri
Mount Alpha Centauri
Mount Alpha Centauri (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation3,102 m (10,177 ft)[1][2]
Prominence102 m (335 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°36′22″N 116°31′54″W / 50.606111°N 116.531667°W / 50.606111; -116.531667[3]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District[4]
Parent rangePurcell Mountains[1]
Topo mapNTS 82K10 Howser Creek[3]
Climbing
First ascent1969 by K. Rinehart, M. & Robert C. West[1]

Mount Alpha Centauri is a 3,102-metre (10,177 ft) mountain in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Named in 1969 by Robert West in association with North Star Peak.[4] Alpha Centauri lies almost directly opposite of the North Star.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Alpha Centauri". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. ^ "Mount Alpha Centauri". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Alpha Centauri". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Alpha Centauri". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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