Mount Scott
Mount Scott is located in Alberta
Mount Scott
Mount Scott
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Scott is located in British Columbia
Mount Scott
Mount Scott
Mount Scott (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,300 m (10,800 ft)[1][2]
Prominence966 m (3,169 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Fryatt (3361 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates52°26′54″N 118°03′21″W / 52.44833°N 118.05583°W / 52.44833; -118.05583[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[4]
Climbing
First ascent1928 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia[1][3]

Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park.[5] It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott.[1][3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Scott". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Scott". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Scott". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Scott (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. 1 2 "Mount Scott". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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