Mount Cumnock

Mount Cumnock
Mount Cumnock
Location in Alberta
Mount Cumnock
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation2,438 m (7,999 ft)
Prominence624 m (2,047 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°10′24″N 118°11′02″W / 53.17333°N 118.18389°W / 53.17333; -118.18389
Geography
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeDe Smet Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River

Mount Cumnock is a 2,438 m (7,999 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Cumnock was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after Cumnock, in Scotland. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Haultain, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the west.