Mount Fraser (Canada)

Mount Fraser
West aspect of Mount Fraser at top. (View from Mt. Edith Cavell. Throne in foreground)
Highest point
Elevation	3,322 m (10,899 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,173 m (3,848 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Edith Cavell (3363 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W[4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas	Jasper National Park Mount Robson Provincial Park
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[4]
Climbing
First ascent	Sunday, July 13, 1924 A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain[3][1]

Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak.[3] It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.[1][3]

The massif consists of three peaks:[1]

Peak	Elevation	Coordinates
Simon Peak	3,322 m (10,899 ft)	52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W
Bennington Peak	3,265 m (10,712 ft)	52°39′17″N 118°17′53″W[5]
McDonnell Peak	3,261 m (10,699 ft)	52°39′05″N 118°18′22″W[6]

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount Fraser". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
2. "Topographic map of Simon Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
3. "Mount Fraser - Simon Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
4. "Mount Fraser (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
5. "Bennington Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
6. "McDonnell Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

External links

• "Mount Fraser". BC Geographical Names.