Mount Evans (Alberta)
Mount Evans is a summit in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.[4][1]
Mount Evans | |
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![]() ![]() Mount Evans Location in SW Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,210 m (10,530 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 411 m (1,348 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Hooker (3287 m)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°26′31″N 118°07′46″W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 5, 1924 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.G. Hillhouse, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, Conrad Kain[3] |
Mount Evans was named by G.E. Howard in 1914 after Admiral Edward R. G. R. Evans, an Antarctic explorer.[5][1]
References
- "Mount Evans". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- "Topographic map of Mount Evans". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- "Mount Evans". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- "Mount Evans". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 49.
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