Flints Peak
| Flints Peak | |
|---|---|
Flints Peak Location in Alberta | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,950 m (9,680 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 170 m (560 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Cuthead Peak 2960 m[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°26′22″N 115°45′38″W / 51.43944°N 115.76056°W[3] |
| Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Vermilion Range[3] |
| Topo map | NTS 85O5 Pollock Lake[3] |
Flints Peak was named in 1959 for a local landowner but given its possessive form to avoid any inference of it having a geological origin.[3][4] It is located in the Vermilion Range in Banff National Park, Alberta.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Flints Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ a b c d "Flints Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ a b c d "Flints Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. OCLC 244770225. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Further reading
- Alan Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, P 262