Mount Scott (Canada)

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Mount Scott
Location in Alberta
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Mount Scott
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Scott
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,300 m (10,800 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 966 m (3,169 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Fryatt (3361 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°26′54″N118°03′21″W / 52.44833°N 118.05583°W / 52.44833; -118.05583 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1928 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia [1] [3]

Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park. [5] It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott. [1] [3] [5]

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Mount Scott (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. 1 2 "Mount Scott". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-11-08.