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Boom Mountain
Mountain in the country of Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boom Mountain is located north of Vermilion Pass on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1908 after Boom Lake which is located right under the mountain.[1][2] When viewed by an Alpine Club of Canada expedition, a buildup of logs on the lake resembled a log boom.[4][5]
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Boom Mountain | |
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![]() Boom Mountain and Boom Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,758 m (9,049 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 442 m (1,450 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°15′04″N 116°04′43″W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta and British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Bow Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1903 Dominion Survey Party[2] |
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