Mount Fraser (Canada)

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Mount Fraser
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West aspect of Mount Fraser at top.
(View from Mt. Edith Cavell. Throne in foreground)
Highest point
Elevation 3,322 m (10,899 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,173 m (3,848 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°39′23″N118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191 [4]
Geography
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Mount Fraser
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Fraser
Mount Fraser (British Columbia)
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas Jasper National Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes [4]
Climbing
First ascent Sunday, July 13, 1924
A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain [3] [1]

Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. [3] It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser. [1] [3]

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The massif consists of three peaks: [1]

PeakElevationCoordinates
Simon Peak 3,322 m (10,899 ft) 52°39′23″N118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191
Bennington Peak 3,265 m (10,712 ft) 52°39′17″N118°17′53″W / 52.6547°N 118.2980°W / 52.6547; -118.2980 [5]
McDonnell Peak3,261 m (10,699 ft) 52°39′05″N118°18′22″W / 52.65133°N 118.30615°W / 52.65133; -118.30615 [6]

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References

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  5. "Bennington Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. "McDonnell Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.