Mallard Peak
Encyclopedia
Mallard Peak is located on the border of Alberta
and British Columbia
.It is Alberta's 82nd most prominence mountain. It was named in 1920 by Arthur O. Wheeler. The summit
of the mountain is said to look like a mallard duck.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.It is Alberta's 82nd most prominence mountain. It was named in 1920 by Arthur O. Wheeler. The summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the mountain is said to look like a mallard duck.
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of AlbertaMountains of AlbertaMost of Alberta's mountains are found in the south-western part of the province of Alberta on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies . Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills....
- Mountains of British Columbia