Mount Fryatt | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,361 m (11,027 ft)[1][2][3] |
Prominence | 1,608 m (5,276 ft)[4][5] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell[4] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°33′00″N 117°54′37″W / 52.55000°N 117.91028°W[6] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls[6] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926 J. Hickson; H. Palmer; H. Fuhrer[4] |
Easiest route | South-West Face (Normal Route) II 5.4 West Ridge Direct III 5.8[1] |
Mount Fryatt is Alberta's 26th highest peak. In 1920, it was named after Captain Charles Fryatt, a British merchant seaman who was executed by the Germans during World War I.[7] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][4]