Mount Thompson (Alberta)
Mount Thompson is a 3,089-metre (10,135-foot) mountain summit located four kilometres west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Baker, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the west. Mount Thompson is situated east of the Wapta Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Mount Thompson can be seen from the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake.
| Mount Thompson | |
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Mount Thompson seen from Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake. Portal Peak to left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,089 m (10,135 ft) |
| Prominence | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Baker (3180 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°39′50″N 116°31′22″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Thompson Location of Mount Thompson in Alberta Mount Thompson Mount Thompson (Canada) | |
| Location | 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 | 1898 by J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, H. Woolley |
| Easiest route | Scrambling Southwest slope |
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