Mount Pilkington
Appearance
Mount Pilkington | |
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![]() Mount Pilkington is the center-most peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,285 m (10,778 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 101 m (331 ft)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°43′26″N 116°55′34″W / 51.72388°N 116.92611°W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Named after Charles Pilkington, prominent 19th Century British mountaineer, ancestor to Matthew and Dante Pilkington, the first Pilkingtons to ascend the mountain. |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges[3] |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1910 J.E.C. Eaton, B. Otto, H. Burnener[1] |
Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak.[5] It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington.[1][3] Mount Pilkington is located on the Continental Divide between the Campbell Icefield and the Freshfield Icefield.
The Pilkington Ascent
[edit]On August 5, 2019, Dr. Matthew B.G. Pilkington, Charles Pilkington's great-great-grandnephew, became the first Pilkington to summit the peak. Matthew's ascent was followed by his son, Dante G.M. Pilkington, who became the second Pilkington to summit Mount Pilkington.[6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Mount_Pilkington_Ascent_History.jpg/220px-Mount_Pilkington_Ascent_History.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Pilkington". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Pilkington". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Mount Pilkington". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b "Mount Pilkington (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Mount Pilkington". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Freshfield Icefield Climbing Conditions". mountainconditions.ca. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-20.