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Record SL-673858 · Wikidata Q60774002

Mount Xerxes

No list classifications
Elevation
2,970 m
9,744 ft
Prominence
320 m
Isolation
Coordinates
52.4864° N, 117.8843° W
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Mount Xerxes
Mount XerxesWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Xerxes Peak, also known as Mount Xerxes, is a 2,970-metre (9,740 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. No name has been officially adopted yet for this peak. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Brussels Peak, and Mount Lowell. The nearest higher peak is Karpathos Peak (Mount Olympus), 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west.

First ascent

Date
1936
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Kramer, and A. McKay
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Three Blind Mice 2,810 m NE 64° 1.7 km
Mount Olympus 2,987 m W 256° 1.9 km
Kleodora Peak 2,850 m W 285° 2.9 km
Mount Parnassus 2,910 m NW 298° 3.6 km
Mount Belanger 3,120 m NW 317° 3.9 km
Mount Lowell 3,170 m NE 61° 4.0 km