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Mount Athabasca, Alberta

Prominence: 651 m, 2135 ft

Elevation: 3491 meters, 11,453 feet

Approx. Isolation: 8.03 km, 4.99 mi

Subpeaks	Silverhorn (3447 m/11,309 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	52° 10' 51'' N; 117° 11' 59'' W 52.18082, -117.199596 (Dec Deg) 486353E 5781169N Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	Canada
State/Province	Alberta
County/Second Level Region	Div. 15 - Banff
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Mount Athabasca and the Columbia Icefield are barely visible through the clouds in this view from Mount Wilcox (1992-08-07).

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Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 651 m/2135 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 671 m/2200 ft
  Line Parent: Snow Dome
  Key Col: 2840 m/9318 ft

8.03 km/4.99 mi
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Snow Dome (W)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.

Ranges

Drainage Basins

Athabasca
Mackenzie
Beaufort Sea
Arctic Ocean

North Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Cedar Lake
Lake Winnipeg
Nelson
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Labrador Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Banff National Park/Jasper National Park

Topo Map

Columbia Icefield 83 C/3 1:50,000

First Ascent

Google Maps Dynamic Map

Mount Athabasca

Mount Athabasca from Mount Wilcox (1994-08-13). Photo by Tim Hagan.
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