Mount Scott (Canada)

Mount Scott
Mount Scott

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 3,296 m (10,814 ft)[1]
Prominence 966 m (3,169 ft)
Coordinates 52°26′54″N 118°03′18″W / 52.44833°N 118.05500°W / 52.44833; -118.05500Coordinates: 52°26′54″N 118°03′18″W / 52.44833°N 118.05500°W / 52.44833; -118.05500
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83D/08
Climbing
First ascent 1928 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia

Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott.[1][2]

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