Mount Smythe

Mount Smythe
Elevation 3,246 m (10,650 ft)[1]
Prominence 420 m (1,380 ft)[2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Location
Location Alberta, Canada
Range Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates 52°21′20″N 117°28′30″W / 52.35556°N 117.47500°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 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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mount Smythe". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  2. "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.