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Record SL-674202 · Wikidata Q22438935

Mount Jimmy Simpson

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Elevation
2,966 m
9,731 ft
Prominence
251 m
Isolation
Coordinates
51.6858° N, 116.5056° W
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Mount Jimmy Simpson
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Description

Wikipedia

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.

First ascent

Date
1897
J. Norman Collie, G.P. Baker, P. Sarbach
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Jimmy Junior Peak 2,725 m E 94° 0.6 km
West Bow Peak 2,845 m N 18° 1.0 km
Mount Thompson 3,084 m SW 206° 2.7 km
Portal Peak 2,911 m S 190° 3.3 km
Peyto Peak 2,970 m W 268° 4.2 km
Caldron Peak 2,911 m NW 323° 4.6 km