Mount Fryatt | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,361 m (11,027 ft) [1] [2] [3] |
Prominence | 1,608 m (5,276 ft) [4] [5] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell [4] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°33′00″N 117°54′37″W / 52.55000°N 117.91028°W [6] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls [6] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926 J. Hickson; H. Palmer; H. Fuhrer [4] |
Easiest route | South-West Face (Normal Route) II 5.4 West Ridge Direct III 5.8 [1] |
Mount Fryatt is Alberta's 26th highest peak. In 1920, it was named after Captain Charles Fryatt, a British merchant seaman who was executed by the Germans during World War I. [7] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park. [1] [4]
Mount Fryatt is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [9]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fryatt is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [10] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Fryatt drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.