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Anthozoan Mountain

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Anthozoan Mountain
Anthozoan Mountain is located in Alberta
Anthozoan Mountain
Anthozoan Mountain
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,695 m (8,842 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence304 m (997 ft)[4]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°27′46″N 116°01′39″W / 51.4627778°N 116.0275°W / 51.4627778; -116.0275[5]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park[6][2]
Parent rangeSlate Range[6][2]
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[5]
Climbing
First ascent1911 J.F. Porter and party[4]
Easiest routeScrambling on west slopes[3]

Anthozoan Mountain is a mountain in the Slate Range of Alberta, Canada. Named in 1925, fossilized anthozoans (i.e. coral) are found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain.[1][4][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anthozoan Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § B5. ISBN 1-895526-15-9. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Fisher Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (Kindle) (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  4. ^ a b c "Anthozoan Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  5. ^ a b "Anthozoan Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ a b NTS map sheet 82N08
  7. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.
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