Mount Smythe (Alberta)

For the mountain in British Columbia, see Mount Smythe (British Columbia).
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe is located in Alberta
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe
Location in Alberta
Mount Smythe is located in Canada
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation3,246 m (10,650 ft)[1][2]
Prominence420 m (1,380 ft)[3]
Parent peakDiadem Peak (3371 m)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°21′22″N 117°28′51″W / 52.35611°N 117.48083°W / 52.35611; -117.48083[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[3]
Climbing
First ascent1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1][3]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a summit elevation of 3,246 m (10,650 ft).

The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalayas, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Smythe". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference opentopo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.