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Mount Little

Coordinates: 51°17′45″N 116°10′58″W / 51.29583°N 116.18277°W / 51.29583; -116.18277
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Mount Little
Mount Little and Fay Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,088 m (10,131 ft)[1][2]
Prominence164 m (538 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Fay (3234 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°17′45″N 116°10′58″W / 51.29583°N 116.18277°W / 51.29583; -116.18277[4]
Geography
Mount Little is located in Alberta
Mount Little
Mount Little
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Little is located in British Columbia
Mount Little
Mount Little
Mount Little (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areas
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Climbing
First ascent1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed[3]
Easiest routeNorth-West Ridge I

Mount Little is situated at the northern end of Kootenay National Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1916 after George F. Little, a member of the first ascent party.[1][3]


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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Little". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Little". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Little". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Little (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Little". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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