Mount Erasmus

Mount Erasmus
Mount Erasmus seen from the Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation3,265 m (10,712 ft)[1][2]
Prominence735 m (2,411 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Lyell (3498 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°57′35″N 116°55′16″W / 51.95972°N 116.92111°W / 51.95972; -116.92111[3]
Geography
Mount Erasmus is located in Alberta
Mount Erasmus
Mount Erasmus
Location of Mount Erasmus in Alberta
Mount Erasmus is located in Canada
Mount Erasmus
Mount Erasmus
Mount Erasmus (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeLyell Group, Central Icefields
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3]
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1950 J. C. Oberlin, F. D. Ayres[4][5]
Easiest routeMountaineering

Mount Erasmus is a 3,265-metre (10,712-foot) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Amery, 9.41 km (5.85 mi) to the north-northwest.[2] Mount Erasmus can be seen from the Icefields Parkway west of Saskatchewan Crossing, with optimum photography conditions in morning light.

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  2. ^ a b "Mount Erasmus, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Erasmus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. ^ "Mount Erasmus". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aaj1951 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).