Snow Dome (Canada)
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| Snow Dome | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,456 metres (11,339 feet) |
| Location | Alberta-B.C., Canada |
| Range | Sir Winston Churchill Range |
| Prominence | 171 m |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/03 |
| First ascent | 1898 by J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, Herman Woolley |
| Easiest route | snow/glacier climb |
Snow Dome is a mountain located on the Continental Divide in the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie because its snow-capped massif resembles a dome.
The mountain is a hydrological apex of North America as water from this point flows into rivers that drain into the Pacific Ocean (via the Columbia River), the Arctic Ocean (via the Athabasca River), and Hudson Bay (via the North Saskatchewan River).
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