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Mount Avens

Coordinates: 51°25′03″N 115°59′32″W / 51.4175°N 115.9922222°W / 51.4175; -115.9922222
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Mount Avens
Mount Avens is located in Alberta
Mount Avens
Mount Avens
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1]
Prominence259 m (850 ft)[1]
Parent peakPulsatilla Mountain (3,035 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°25′03″N 115°59′32″W / 51.4175°N 115.9922222°W / 51.4175; -115.9922222[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeSawback Range[2][3]
Topo mapNTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[2]

Mount Avens is a summit in the Sawback Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Mount Avens was so named in 1911 on account of avens flowers in the area.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Avens". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Avens". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  3. ^ "Mount Avens". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Mount Avens". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-25.