Mount Oates

This article is about a mountain in Canada. For the mountain in the Southern Alps, see Mount Oates (New Zealand).

Mount Oates
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Highest point
Elevation	3,120 m (10,240 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	285 m (935 ft) [3]
Parent peak	Mount Scott (3296 m) [3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°26′19″N118°02′04″W / 52.43861°N 118.03444°W / 52.43861; -118.03444 [4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas	Jasper National Park Hamber Provincial Park
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass [4]
Climbing
First ascent	July 3, 1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington [1] [3]

Mount Oates is a mountain located north of the Hooker Icefield, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. ^[5] It was named in 1913 by G.E. Howard for Captain Lawrence Oates a member of the ill-fated 1910-13 Terra Nova Expedition under command of Captain Robert F. Scott. ^{[1] [3] [5]}

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount Oates". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
2. "Topographic map of Mount Oates". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
3. "Mount Oates". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
4. "Mount Oates (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-10.
5. "Mount Oates". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-09-10.