Mount Peskett | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,124 m (10,249 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 122 m (400 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Loudon (3221 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°56′52″N 116°27′25″W / 51.94778°N 116.45694°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Murchison Group Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N16 Siffleur River[2] |
Geology | |
Rock type | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1970 Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putman, D. Von Hennig[1] |
Easiest route | Scramble[1] |
Mount Peskett is a 3,124-metre (10,249-foot) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Mount Peskett is situated in the Canadian Rockies on the northern boundary the Siffleur Wilderness Area. Its nearest higher peaks are Mount Loudon, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the south, and Siffleur Mountain 3.7 km to the southeast.[1] Mount Peskett can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from the mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Spreading Creek which are both tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.