Mount Assiniboine

mountain, Canada

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Mount Assiniboine is a mountain in Canada, standing at 11,870 feet (3,618 meters) high. It is located in southwestern Alberta, on the border with British Columbia.1

Mount Assiniboine is part of the Canadian Rockies, a segment of the Rocky Mountains that extends southeastward for about 1,000 miles (1,600 km). This mountain range forms nearly half the border between British Columbia and Alberta. The Canadian Rockies contain about 50 peaks that surpass 11,000 feet (3,350 meters), with Mount Assiniboine often referred to as the "Matterhorn of the Rockies".2

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Canadian Rockies
border), Mount Assiniboine (the “Matterhorn of the Rockies”), Mount Columbia (12,294 feet [3,747 metres]; Alberta’s highest point), and Mount Forbes. Spectacular alpine scenery is found in Banff, Jasper, and Waterton lakes national parks on the eastern slopes in Alberta and in the Kootenay and Yoho national…
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border), Mount Assiniboine (the “Matterhorn of the Rockies”), Mount Columbia (12,294 feet [3,747 metres]; Alberta’s highest point), and Mount Forbes. Spectacular alpine scenery is found in Banff, Jasper, and Waterton lakes national parks on the eastern slopes in Alberta and in the Kootenay and Yoho national…
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