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Mount Pilkington Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,301 m (10,830 ft)
Prominence	101 m (331 ft)
Naming
Etymology	Named after Charles Pilkington, prominent 19th Century British mountaineer, ancestor to Matthew and Dante Pilkington, the first Pilkingtons to ascend the mountain.
Geography
Location	Alberta British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent	1910 J.E.C. Eaton, B. Otto, H. Burnener.

Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington. Mount Pilkington is located on the continental divide between the Campbell icefield and the Freshfield icefield.

The Pilkington Ascent

On August 5th, 2019, Dr. Matthew B.G. Pilkington, Charles Pilkington's great-great-grandnephew, became the first Pilkington to summit the peak. Matthew's ascent was followed by his son, Dante G.M. Pilkington, who became the second Pilkington to summit Mount Pilkington [1].

Mount Pilkington summit log showing first and latest entries, as of August 4th, 2019.

Photograph taken by 2019 Pilkington expedition. Mount Pilkington is the center-most peak.

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