Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park.[5] It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott.[1][3][5]
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Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 966 m (3,169 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Fryatt (3361 m)[3] |
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Coordinates | 52°26′54″N 118°03′21″W[4] |
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Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
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Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[4] |
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First ascent | 1928 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia[1][3] |
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