Mount Thompson (Alberta)

Mount Thompson
Mount Thompson seen from Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake. Portal Peak to left.
Highest point
Elevation	3,089 m (10,135 ft)[1]
Prominence	369 m (1,211 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Baker (3180 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°39′50″N 116°31′22″W / 51.66389°N 116.52278°W / 51.66389; -116.52278[3]
Geography
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3]
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1898 by J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, H. Woolley[4]
Easiest route	Scrambling Southwest slope

Mount Thompson is a 3,089-metre (10,135-foot) mountain summit located four kilometres west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Baker, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the west.^[2] Mount Thompson is situated east of the Wapta Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Mount Thompson can be seen from the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake.