Thorington Tower

Thorington Tower is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.[4] It is located near the north branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park.

Thorington Tower
Thorington Tower is located in Alberta
Thorington Tower
Thorington Tower
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,155 m (10,351 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence275 m (902 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Smythe (3246 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°21′27″N 117°30′10″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C5 Fortress Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent1967 by Don Lashier and Charlie Raymond
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount Palmer lies 1½ km west of the tower. The mountain was named in 1967 after J. Monroe Thorington, an American ophthalmologist who climbed extensively in the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies during the 1920s and 1930s.[1] First ascent was by Don Lashier and Charlie Raymond in September 1967.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Thorington Tower". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. "Thorington Tower". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Topographic map of Thorington Tower". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  4. "Thorington Tower". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
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