Mount Smuts

Mount Smuts
West aspect of Mount Smuts
Highest point
Elevation2,938 m (9,639 ft)[1]
Prominence591 m (1,939 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Birdwood (3,097 m)[1]
Isolation2.8 km (1.7 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°48′28″N 115°23′13″W / 50.80778°N 115.38694°W / 50.80778; -115.38694[3]
Geography
Mount Smuts is located in Alberta
Mount Smuts
Mount Smuts
Location of Mount Smuts in Alberta
Mount Smuts is located in Canada
Mount Smuts
Mount Smuts
Mount Smuts (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSpray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[3]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1926 M. Crosby, M. Kennard, H. S. Crosby, C. A. Willard, Rudolph Aemmer[1]
Easiest routeScrambling[4]

Mount Smuts is a 2,938-metre (9,639-foot) mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is set in the Spray Valley near the northern end of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the common boundary shared by Peter Lougheed Provincial Park with Banff National Park. Mount Smuts is not visible from any road in Banff Park, however it can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, also known as Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail in Kananaskis Country. Mount Smuts' nearest higher neighbor is Mount Birdwood, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) to the south-southeast.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Smuts". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  2. ^ "Mount Smuts, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Smuts". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ^ Alan Kane (1999). "Mount Smuts". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 128. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.