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
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
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
Mount Fryatt from Fryatt Valley
Mount Fryatt centered behind its outliers as seen from the Icefields Parkway
See also
References
- 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.