Photo: Looking west-southwest to Mount Alcantara from Buller Pond on the Smith-Dorrien Road
Mount Alcantara
- 2840 m (9,318ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.8008N -115.607W
Located between Alcantara Creek and Aurora Creek
Province: BC
Headwater: Kootenay
Visible from Highway: 742
Located between Alcantara Creek and Aurora Creek
Province: BC
Headwater: Kootenay
Visible from Highway: 742
Ascent Date: 1929
Ascent Party: Katie Gardiner
Ascent Guide: Walter Feuz
Ascent Party: Katie Gardiner
Ascent Guide: Walter Feuz
Year Named: 1916
Named for: HMS Alcantara was a liner that was referred to as an Armed Merchant Cruiser of 15,831 tons which was torpedoed and sunk in action with the German raider "Greif" during February of 1916.
Named for: HMS Alcantara was a liner that was referred to as an Armed Merchant Cruiser of 15,831 tons which was torpedoed and sunk in action with the German raider "Greif" during February of 1916.
Photo: Looking west-southwest to Mount Brussilof (left) and Mount Alcantara from Buller Pond on the Smith-Dorrien Road