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Mount Baldy
Mount-baldy-aerial1.jpg
Mount Baldy from over Barrier Lake
Highest point
Elevation 2,192 m (7,192 ft)
Prominence 348 m (1,142 ft)
Geography
Mount Baldy is located in Alberta
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Fisher Range
Topo map NTS 82O/03
Climbing
Easiest route Easy scramble to North peak moderate to others.

Mount Baldy is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River valley alongside Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies.

During World War II, prisoners in a nearby internment camp were occasionally permitted to make the ascent of Mt. Baldy as long as they promised to return. A University of Calgary research centre now occupies the former location of the camp.

Up until 1984, when it was given its current day official name, it was commonly referred to as Barrier Mountain, due to its proximity to Barrier Lake.

Photos

  • Mt-Baldy-Alberta-south-and-west-peaks

    South and west peaks from the summit of the north peak

  • Mt Baldy-Kananaskis

    View from Barrier Lake

  • Barrier Lake Kananaskis Aerial

    Towering over Barrier Lake

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