Mount Fraser (Canada)

Mount Fraser
Mount Fraser

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 3,313 m (10,869 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,164 m (3,819 ft)
Coordinates 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.65639°N 118.31917°W / 52.65639; -118.31917Coordinates: 52°39′23″N 118°19′09″W / 52.65639°N 118.31917°W / 52.65639; -118.31917
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Topo map NTS 83D/09
Climbing
First ascent Sunday, July 13, 1924
A.J. Ostheimer, Strumia, Thorington, Conrad Kain

Mount Fraser is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.[1][2]

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