Mount Jimmy Simpson
Mount Jimmy Simpson is a 2,966-metre (9,731-foot) summit located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) northwest of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Thompson, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. Mount Jimmy Simpson is a member of the Waputik Mountains, and is situated east of the Wapta Icefield and west of the Bow River valley. Mount Jimmy Simpson can be seen from the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake. Jimmy Simpson Junior is a 2,721 meter sub-summit east of the mountain.
| Mount Jimmy Simpson | |
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Mt. Jimmy Simpson in winter (2013) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,966 m (9,731 ft) |
| Prominence | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Thompson (3,089 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°41′08″N 116°30′17″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Jimmy Simpson Location of Mount Jimmy Simpson in Alberta Mount Jimmy Simpson Mount Jimmy Simpson (Canada) | |
| Location | Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1897 by J. Norman Collie, G.P. Baker, P. Sarbach |
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