Mount Victoria (Bow Range)
| Mount Victoria | |
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Mt. Victoria in August 2011 as seen from Fairview Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,464 m (11,365 ft) |
| Prominence | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°22′42″N 116°18′12″W / 51.37833°N 116.30333°WCoordinates: 51°22′42″N 116°18′12″W / 51.37833°N 116.30333°W |
| Geography | |
 Mount Victoria
Location in Alberta
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| Location | Alberta-B.C., Canada |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/05 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1897 |
| Easiest route | South Summit, South-East Ridge II |
Mount Victoria, 3,464 metres (11,365 ft), is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. It is located just northeast of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide (which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region).
The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass while Mount Lefroy lies on the eastern side.
The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria.
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