Mount GEC

Mount GEC
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Prominence400 m (1,300 ft)
Parent peakMount Smythe (3246 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°20′11″N 117°27′00″W / 52.33639°N 117.45000°W / 52.33639; -117.45000
Geography
Mount GEC is located in Alberta
Mount GEC
Mount GEC
Location within Alberta
Country
Canada
Province
Alberta
Protected area
Jasper National Park
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Climbing
First ascent1948 by George Harr, Ellen Wilts, Chuck Wilts
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount GEC is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. Gec lies 4 km (2 mi) northwest of Diadem Peak. The mountain was named in 1961 after the first names of the three climbers who made the first ascent — George, Ellen, and Chuck.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount GEC". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Gec". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Gec". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. 1 2 "Mount GEC". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. 1 2 NTS map sheet 83C06 Sunwapta Peak
Notes
  1. ↑ Other sources state 3130 m.