Mount Fraser | |
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West aspect of Mount Fraser at top.
(View from Mt. Edith Cavell. Throne in foreground) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,322 m (10,899 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,173 m (3,848 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m)[3] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191[4] |
Geography | |
Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of AlbertaMount Fraser (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected areas | Jasper National Park Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Sunday, July 13, 1924 A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain[3][1] |
Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak.[3] It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.[1][3]
The massif consists of three peaks:[1]
Peak | Elevation | Coordinates |
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Simon Peak | 3,322 m (10,899 ft) | 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191 |
Bennington Peak | 3,265 m (10,712 ft) | 52°39′17″N 118°17′53″W / 52.6547°N 118.2980°W / 52.6547; -118.2980[5] |
McDonnell Peak | 3,261 m (10,699 ft) | 52°39′05″N 118°18′22″W / 52.65133°N 118.30615°W / 52.65133; -118.30615[6] |
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