Mount Nelson (Alberta)

Mount Nelson is a mountain located near the west branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Mount Nelson
Mount Nelson
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,150 m (10,330 ft)[1]
Prominence280 m (920 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Smythe
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°20′46″N 117°28′10″W[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent1951
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Diadem Peak lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Mount Palmer. The mountain was named in 1952 by J. Monroe Thorington after an American climber with the last name of Nelson.[2] Nelson had died in a climbing accident in The Bugaboos and the name was suggested by the first ascent party.

The first ascent was made in 1951 by Dale Ebersbacher, Frances Ebersbacher, Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, and Ellen Wilts.[2]

References

  1. "Mount Nelson". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. "Mount Nelson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Mount Nelson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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