Mount Fryatt
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.[6] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][3]
Mount Fryatt | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,361 m (11,027 ft) [1][2] |
Prominence | 1,608 m (5,276 ft) [3][4] |
Parent peak | Mount Edith Cavell[3] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 52°33′00″N 117°54′37″W [5] |
Geography | |
Mount Fryatt Location of Mount Fryatt in Alberta Mount Fryatt Mount Fryatt (Canada) | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83C/12 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926 J. Hickson; H. Palmer; H. Fuhrer[3] |
Easiest route | South-West Face (Normal Route) II 5.4 West Ridge Direct III 5.8[1] |
Geology
Mount Fryatt is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fryatt is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] 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.
References
- "Mount Fryatt". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- "Mount Fryatt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- "Mount Fryatt, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- "Mount Fryatt". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 55.
- Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.