Mount Nelson (Alberta)

Mount Nelson
Mount Nelson Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	280 m (920 ft) ^[2]
Parent peak	Mount Smythe
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°20′46″N 117°28′10″W / 52.34611°N 117.46944°W / 52.34611; -117.46944Coordinates: 52°20′46″N 117°28′10″W / 52.34611°N 117.46944°W / 52.34611; -117.46944 ^[3]
Geography
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent	1951
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

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

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

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

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