Mount Fraser (Canada)
Mount Fraser | |
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Mount Fraser Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,313 m (10,869 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,164 m (3,819 ft) |
Coordinates | 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.65639°N 118.31917°WCoordinates: 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.65639°N 118.31917°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Alberta British Columbia |
Topo map | NTS 83D/09 |
Climbing | |
First ascent |
Sunday, July 13, 1924 A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain |
Mount Fraser is 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. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.[1][2]
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
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