- Mount Smythe
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Mount Smythe Elevation 3,246 m (10,650 ft) [1] Prominence 420 m (1,378 ft) [2] Location Location Alberta Canada Range Sir Winston Churchill Range Coordinates 52°21′20″N 117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.475°W Topo map NTS 83C/06 Climbing First ascent 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1] Easiest route rock/snow climb Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
It is located in the Sir 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 height of 3,246 m (10,650 ft).
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalaya, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.
References
- ^ a b PeakFinder. "Mount Smythe". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Smythe. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=6503. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
Categories:- Mountains of Alberta
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