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] [3]
Prominence 1,173 m (3,848 ft) [4]
Parent peak Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m) [4]
Listing
Coordinates 52°39′23″N118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191 [5]
Geography
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Mount Fraser
Location in Alberta
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Mount Fraser
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Fraser
Location in Canada
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 [5]
Climbing
First ascent Sunday, July 13, 1924
A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain [4] [1] [3]

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. [4] It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser. [1] [4]

Contents

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 [6]
McDonnell Peak3,261 m (10,699 ft) 52°39′05″N118°18′22″W / 52.65133°N 118.30615°W / 52.65133; -118.30615 [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Fraser". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Simon Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. 1 2 Thorington, J. Monroe (2012) [1925]. "Chapter XIII: The Ramparts and Mount Fraser (The Ascent of Simon Peak)". The Glittering Mountains of Canada: A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924. Forward by Robert William Sandford. (Kindle ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN   9781927330067.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Fraser - Simon Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. 1 2 "Mount Fraser (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Bennington Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  7. ↑ "McDonnell Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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