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Mount Columbia, Alberta’s highest peak, rises in the Winston Churchill Range on the border with British Columbia at the northern edge of the Columbia Icefield, with its highest point in Jasper National Park. Among the Canadian Rockies, only Mount Robson exceeds it in height and topographical prominence. Named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after the Columbia River, its name links the summit to Robert Gray’s 1792 exploration from the ship Columbia Rediviva. First climbed in 1902 by James Outram and guide Christian Kaufmann, it later saw a notable first winter ascent in 1944. Built of ancient sedimentary rock, it remains one of the icefield’s commanding summits.
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