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Mount Smythe (Alberta)

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Mount Smythe
Highest point
Elevation3,260 m (10,700 ft)[1]
Prominence420 m (1,380 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°21′20″N 117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.47500°W / 52.35556; -117.47500
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1]
Easiest routerock/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 3,260 m (10,700 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. ^ a b c "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ^ "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.