Mount Belanger

Mount Belanger is a 3,109-metre (10,200 ft) mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814.[6] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][2]

Mount Belanger
The west face of Mount Belanger, August 2011
Highest point
Elevation	3,120 m (10,240 ft) [1][2]
Prominence	589 m (1,932 ft) [2][3]
Parent peak	Mount Fryatt 3361 m[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°30′41″N 117°55′22″W [4]
Geography
Mount Belanger Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C/12[4]
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia[5]
Easiest route	North face II

See also

• Brussels Peak

References

1. "Mount Belanger". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
2. "Mount Belanger". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
3. "Mount Belanger". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
4. "Mount Belanger". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
5. Strumia, Max M.; Hainsworth, William R. (1931). "Gleanings in the Canadian Rockies, 1930". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1 (3). Retrieved 2021-01-05.
6. Place-names of Alberta. babel.hathitrust.org. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-01-05.