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Mount Palmer is a mountain located in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1]

Mount Palmer
Mount Palmer Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft)[1]
Prominence	270 m (890 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°21′10″N 117°31′14″W[3]
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake
Climbing
First ascent	1953 by G. Harr, G. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall, R. Van Aken[1][2]
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake. The mountain was named after American Howard Palmer, an early 20th-century explorer of the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies.[1][2]

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