Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,246 m (10,650 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 420 m (1,380 ft) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°21′20″N 117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.47500°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
Topo map | NTS 83C/06 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a height of 3,246 m (10,650 ft).
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalaya, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mount Smythe". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ↑ "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
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