Mount Thompson (Alberta)

Mount Thompson
Mount Thompson seen from Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake. Portal Peak to left.
Highest point
Elevation3,089 m (10,135 ft)
Prominence369 m (1,211 ft)
Parent peakMount Baker (3180 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°39′50″N 116°31′22″W / 51.66389°N 116.52278°W / 51.66389; -116.52278
Geography
Mount Thompson
Location in Alberta
Mount Thompson
Location in Canada
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1898 by J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, H. Woolley
Easiest routeScrambling Southwest slope

Mount Thompson is a 3,089-metre (10,135-foot) mountain summit located four kilometres west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Baker, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the west. Mount Thompson is situated east of the Wapta Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Mount Thompson can be seen from the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake.