Mount Evans is a summit in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.[4][1]

Mount Evans
Mount Evans is located in Alberta
Mount Evans
Mount Evans
Location in SW Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,210 m (10,530 ft)[1][2]
Prominence411 m (1,348 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Hooker (3287 m)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°26′31″N 118°07′46″W / 52.4419444°N 118.1294444°W / 52.4419444; -118.1294444[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D8 Athabasca Pass[4]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 5, 1924 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.G. Hillhouse, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington, Conrad Kain[3]

Mount Evans was named by G.E. Howard in 1914 after Admiral Edward R. G. R. Evans, an Antarctic explorer.[5][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Evans". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Evans". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Evans". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Evans". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 49.

See also

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Mount Evans (disambiguation)