Mount Peskett

Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett
Highest point
Elevation3,124 m (10,249 ft)[1]
Prominence122 m (400 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Loudon (3221 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°56′52″N 116°27′25″W / 51.94778°N 116.45694°W / 51.94778; -116.45694[2]
Geography
Mount Peskett is located in Alberta
Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett
Location of Mount Peskett in Alberta
Mount Peskett is located in Canada
Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMurchison Group
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N16 Siffleur River[2]
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1970 Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putman, D. Von Hennig[1]
Easiest routeScramble[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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Peskett". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Peskett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-02.