Mount Fryatt

Mount Fryatt
Mount Fryatt

Alberta, Canada

Highest point
Elevation 3,361 m (11,027 ft) [1][2]
Prominence 1,608 m (5,276 ft) [3][4]
Listing
Coordinates 52°33′01″N 117°54′37″W / 52.55028°N 117.91028°W / 52.55028; -117.91028Coordinates: 52°33′01″N 117°54′37″W / 52.55028°N 117.91028°W / 52.55028; -117.91028 [4]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C/12
Climbing
First ascent 1926 J. Hickson; H. Palmer; H. Fuhrer
Easiest route South-West Face (Normal Route) II 5.4
West Ridge Direct III 5.8

Mount Fryatt is Alberta's 26th highest peak. It was named in 1920, after Captain Charles Fryatt, a British merchant seaman who was executed by the Germans during World War I. It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ↑ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Fryatt, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.


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