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The original name of the mountain was Sentinel Peak when applied by Arthur Coleman in 1892. The shoulder of Elliott Peak, 1.6 km to the northwest, is now named
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.
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periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the
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of the peak in 1906 when he was only eight years old.
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The mountain's name was made official in 1924 by the
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David Thompson Highway
Abraham Mountain
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Cline
Listing
Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates
52°07′41″N 116°28′30″W / 52.12806°N 116.47500°W / 52.12806; -116.47500
Elliott Peak is located in Alberta
Elliott Peak is located in Canada
Alberta, Canada
Parent range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map
NTS
83C1
Whiterabbit Creek
Type of rock
Sedimentary
First ascent

North Saskatchewan River
Canadian Rockies
Alberta
Canada
Mount Cline
David Thompson Highway

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