Mount Gec

Mount Gec
Mount Gec
	Mount Gec Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,130 m (10,270 ft) [1]
Prominence	400 m (1,300 ft) [2]
Coordinates	52°20′11″N 117°27′00″W [3]
Geography
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent	1948 by George Harr, Ellen Wilts, Chuck Wilts
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mount Gec is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. Gec lies 4 km (2 mi) northwest of Diadem Peak. The mountain was named in 1961 after the first names of the three climbers who made the first ascent — George Ellen Chuck.[1]

References

"Mount Gec". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
"Mount Gec". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
"Mount Gec". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

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[peakfinder-1] "Mount Gec". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-05.

[bivouac-2] "Mount Gec". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

[cgndb-3] "Mount Gec". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.