Little Alberta
Encyclopedia
Little Alberta is a mountain
located east of Habel Creek in the Canadian Rockies
of Jasper National Park
. The mountain was named in 1984 after nearby Mount Alberta
(3619 m (11,873.4 ft)).
The ACC
operates the Lloyd MacKay Hut on a rocky shoulder of Little Alberta.
Mountain
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located east of Habel Creek in the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
of Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
. The mountain was named in 1984 after nearby Mount Alberta
Mount Alberta
Mount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.Mount Alberta is the sixth highest peak of the Canadian Rockies...
(3619 m (11,873.4 ft)).
The ACC
Alpine Club of Canada
The Alpine Club of Canada is a mountain club with a National Office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for...
operates the Lloyd MacKay Hut on a rocky shoulder of Little Alberta.
External links
- Little Alberta in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.