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Beehive Mountain
Beehive Mountain is located in Alberta
Beehive Mountain
Beehive Mountain
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,895 m (9,498 ft)
Prominence 245 m (804 ft)
Geography
Location Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Parent range High Rock Range
Topo map NTS 82J/02
Climbing
First ascent 1913 Interprovincial Boundary Commission

The Beehive Mountain was named by George M. Dawson in 1886. It is located in the High Rock Range of the Canadian Rockies and is on the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta, which follows the Continental Divide in this area. The mountain was named for its fancied resemblance to a beehive.

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