Mount Sarbach

Mount Sarbach

Mount Sarbach seen from Mistaya Canyon
Highest point
Elevation 3,155 m (10,351 ft)[1]
Prominence 412 m (1,352 ft)[1]
Coordinates 51°52′35″N 116°46′0″W / 51.87639°N 116.76667°W / 51.87639; -116.76667Coordinates: 51°52′35″N 116°46′0″W / 51.87639°N 116.76667°W / 51.87639; -116.76667
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Climbing
First ascent 1897 by J. Norman Collie and G.P. Baker

Mount Sarbach is a mountain located in Banff National Park between Mistaya River and Howse River and is visible from the Icefields Parkway. The mountain is named after Peter Sarbach, a mountain guide from Switzerland, who guided the first ascend by J. Norman Collie and G.P. Baker in 1897.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Sarbach". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.


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