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Mount Smythe (Alberta)

Mountain in Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada

Summary

Mountain in Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada

Field	Value
name	Mount Smythe
elevation_m	3246
elevation_ref
prominence_m	420
prominence_ref
range	Winston Churchill Range
parent_peak	Diadem Peak (3371 m)
listing	Mountains of Alberta
country	Canada	region_type = Province	region = Alberta
part_type	Protected area	part = Jasper National Park
map	Canada Alberta#Canada
map_caption	Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
map_size	260
label_position	right
coordinates
coordinates_ref
topo	NTS
first_ascent	1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts
easiest_route	Rock/snow climb

Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a summit elevation of 3246 m.

The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalayas, Alps and the Canadian Rockies. NOTOC

Geology

Mount Smythe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Smythe is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

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Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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