Mount Fraser (Canada)

Mount Fraser
West aspect of Mount Fraser at top.
(View from Mt. Edith Cavell. Throne in foreground)
Highest point
Elevation3,322 m (10,899 ft)
Prominence1,173 m (3,848 ft)
Parent peakMount Edith Cavell (3363 m)
Listing
Coordinates52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191
Geography
Mount Fraser
Location in Alberta
Mount Fraser
Location in British Columbia
Mount Fraser
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areasJasper National Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes
Climbing
First ascentSunday, July 13, 1924
A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain

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. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.

The massif consists of three peaks:

PeakElevationCoordinates
Simon Peak3,322 m (10,899 ft)52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.6563°N 118.3191°W / 52.6563; -118.3191
Bennington Peak3,265 m (10,712 ft)52°39′17″N 118°17′53″W / 52.6547°N 118.2980°W / 52.6547; -118.2980
McDonnell Peak3,261 m (10,699 ft)52°39′05″N 118°18′22″W / 52.65133°N 118.30615°W / 52.65133; -118.30615