Mount Fryatt
| Mount Fryatt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
  Mount Fryatt Location within Alberta  Mount Fryatt Location within Canada | |
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][7] |
| 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.[8] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][4]
The first ascent was made in 1926 by J. W. A. Hickson, Howard Palmer and the guide Hans Fuhrer.[9] The route they took, the South-West Face route, is now the normal line of ascent and descent.[10]
Geology
[edit]Mount Fryatt is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[11] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[12]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fryatt is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[13] 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.
Gallery
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Mount Fryatt from Fryatt Valley
Mount Fryatt centered behind its outliers as seen from the Icefields Parkway
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Mount Fryatt". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ↑ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominent Page". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Fryatt". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Fryatt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ "Mount Fryatt, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- 1 2 "Mount Fryatt". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ↑ Hickson, J.W.A. (1926). "Some First Ascents in the Northern Canadian Rockies" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #38: 249–252. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 55.
- ↑ Hickson, J.W.A. (1926). "Some First Ascents in the Northern Canadian Rockies" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #38: 249–252. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Dougherty, Sean (1999). Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 250–251. ISBN 9780921102144.
- ↑ 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" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.