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Record SL-673855 · Wikidata Q60774024

Mount Olympus

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Elevation
2,987 m
9,800 ft
Prominence
367 m
Isolation
Coordinates
52.4823° N, 117.9110° W
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Mount Olympus
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Description

Wikipedia

Karpathos Peak, also previously known as Mount Olympus, is a 2,987 metres (9,800 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Brussels Peak, Mount Lowell, and Xerxes Peak. The nearest higher peak is Mount Belanger, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the north, and Kleodora Peak lies to the immediate northwest. Karpathos Peak can be seen from the Icefields Parkway, weather permitting.

First ascent

Date
1926
J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, Hans Fuhrerr
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Kleodora Peak 2,850 m NW 320° 1.5 km
Mount Xerxes 2,970 m E 76° 1.9 km
Mount Parnassus 2,910 m NW 326° 2.6 km
Mount Belanger 3,120 m N 345° 3.4 km
Three Blind Mice 2,810 m E 70° 3.5 km
Lick Peak 2,877 m S 186° 4.0 km