Mount Fryatt

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Mount Fryatt
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Highest point
Elevation 3,361 m (11,027 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Prominence 1,608 m (5,276 ft) [4] [5]
Parent peak Mount Edith Cavell [4]
Listing
Coordinates 52°33′00″N117°54′37″W / 52.55000°N 117.91028°W / 52.55000; -117.91028 [6]
Geography
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Mount Fryatt
Location of Mount Fryatt in Alberta
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Mount Fryatt
Mount Fryatt (Canada)
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls [6]
Climbing
First ascent 1926 J. Hickson; H. Palmer; H. Fuhrer [4]
Easiest route South-West Face (Normal Route) II 5.4
West Ridge Direct III 5.8 [1]

Mount Fryatt is Alberta's 26th highest peak. In 1920, it was named after Captain Charles Fryatt, a British merchant seaman who was executed by the Germans during World War I. [7] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park. [1] [4]

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Geology

Mount Fryatt is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fryatt is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [10] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Fryatt drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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