Mount Scott (Canada)

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Mount Scott
Mount Scott is located in Alberta
Mount Scott
Mount Scott
Location in Alberta and 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; -118.05583Coordinates: 52°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 83D08 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]

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References[]

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


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