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Mount Pilkington is located on the border of
Alberta
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and British Columbia
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, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak. 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 5, 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.
See also
*List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
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* List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
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References
Mountains of Banff National Park Three-thousanders of Alberta Three-thousanders of British Columbia Park Ranges Alberta's Rockies Kootenay Land District {{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub