Mount Smythe (Alberta)
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For the mountain in British Columbia, see Mount Smythe (British Columbia).
Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Mount Smythe | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,246 m (10,650 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 420 m (1,380 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Diadem Peak (3371 m)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°21′22″N 117°28′51″W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
Topo map | NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1][3] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
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It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a summit elevation of 3,246 m (10,650 ft).
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalayas, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.[1]