Mount Fryatt

Mount Fryatt
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	Canada highest major peaks 48th Canada prominent peaks 104th Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°33′00″N117°54′37″W / 52.55000°N 117.91028°W / 52.55000; -117.91028 [6]
Geography
Mount Fryatt Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Fryatt Location in Canada Show map of 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]}

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.

Gallery

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  Mount Fryatt from Fryatt Valley
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  Mount Fryatt centered behind its outliers as seen from the Icefields Parkway

See also

• Brussels Peak
• Geology of Alberta
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount Fryatt". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
2. "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
3. "Topographic map of Mount Fryatt". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
4. "Mount Fryatt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
5. "Mount Fryatt, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
6. "Mount Fryatt". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-08-16.
7. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 55.
8. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
9. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
10. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.