| Mount Erebus | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Erebus_and_Outpost_Peak.jpg) Mount Erebus behind outlier Outpost Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,112 m (10,210 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 722 m (2,369 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Fraser (3313 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°37′58″N 118°16′02″W / 52.63278°N 118.26722°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Canada_Alberta_relief_location_map_-_transverse_mercator_proj.svg)  Mount Erebus Location in Alberta &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Canada_relief_map_2.svg) Mount Erebus Mount Erebus (Canada) | |
| Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Park Ranges Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 by L. Coolidge, G. Higginsnon, J.E. Johnson, A. Streich[1] |
Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre (10,210-foot) mountain summit located near the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mount Erebus is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period, then was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Fraser, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the northwest.[1] The Continental Divide lies 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, Angle Peak is situated 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the southeast, and The Ramparts are 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the north. The mountain's north ridge terminates at Outpost Peak.