Red Man Mountain

Coordinates: 50°47′18″N 115°31′59″W / 50.78833°N 115.53306°W / 50.78833; -115.53306
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Red Man Mountain
Red Man Mountain is located in Alberta
Red Man Mountain
Red Man Mountain
Location in Alberta
Red Man Mountain is located in British Columbia
Red Man Mountain
Red Man Mountain
Red Man Mountain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,891 m (9,485 ft)[1]
Prominence551 m (1,808 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°47′18″N 115°31′59″W / 50.78833°N 115.53306°W / 50.78833; -115.53306[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBlue Range
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interpovincial Boundary Commission

Red Man Mountain was named in 1917 because of the red color of the rock and in contrast to nearby White Man Mountain. It is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies. Located along the Continental Divide of the Americas, it is also on the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Red Man Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. ^ a b "Red Man Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "Red Man Mountain (British Columbia)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

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