Warwick Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.

Warwick Mountain
Warwick Mountain is located in Alberta
Warwick Mountain
Warwick Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,906 m (9,534 ft)[1][2]
Prominence566 m (1,857 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°13′59″N 117°33′30″W / 52.2330556°N 117.5583333°W / 52.2330556; -117.5583333[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[4]
Climbing
First ascent1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1][3]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

It is located south of Warwick Creek in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park. It stands east of the Chaba Icefield and north of the Columbia Icefield.

The mountain was named in 1919 by Arthur O. Wheeler after Warwick Castle in England when he noted the castellated appearance of the mountain and it being situated just 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Mt. King Edward.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Warwick Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Warwick Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ a b c "Warwick Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Warwick Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-13.