Mount Nestor (Alberta)
| Mount Nestor | |
|---|---|
Mount Nestor seen from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,970 m (9,740 ft) |
| Prominence | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Parent peak | Old Goat Mountain (3,120 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°55′41″N 115°21′53″W / 50.92806°N 115.36472°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Nestor | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission |
| Easiest route | Scrambling South Ridge |
Mount Nestor is a 2,970-metre (9,740 ft) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is named after HMS Nestor, a destroyer sunk in the Battle of Jutland during World War I. Mount Nestor is situated at the south end of the Goat Range along the west shore of Spray Lakes Reservoir. Nestor's east flank is within Spray Valley Provincial Park, while the west aspect is within Banff National Park, with the boundary line between the two parks running roughly north-to-south over its summit. The nearest higher peak is Old Goat Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north. Mount Nestor can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.