Simon Peak (Canada)

Simon Peak
Simon Peak is highest point at top of frame
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	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°39′24″N118°19′06″W / 52.65667°N 118.31833°W / 52.65667; -118.31833 [5]
Geography
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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	13 July 1924 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, Conrad Kain [1] [4] [3]

Simon Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the Southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. ^[6] It is the highest peak of Mount Fraser. It was named in 1920 by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission. ^[1]

See also

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

References

1. "Simon Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
2. "Topographic map of Simon Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
3. 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. Foreword by Robert William Sandford (Kindle ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN   9781927330067.
4. "Mount Fraser (Simon Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
5. "Simon Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-09.
6. "Simon Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-11-09.