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Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe is located in Alberta
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe
Location in Alberta
Mount Smythe is located in Canada
Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,260 m (10,700 ft)
Prominence 420 m (1,380 ft)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a height of 3,260 m (10,700 ft).

The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalaya, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.

Geology

Mount Smythe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Smythe is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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