Mount Gec

Mount Gec
Mount Gec

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation 3,130 m (10,270 ft) [1]
Prominence 400 m (1,300 ft) [2]
Coordinates 52°20′11″N 117°27′00″W / 52.33639°N 117.45000°W / 52.33639; -117.45000Coordinates: 52°20′11″N 117°27′00″W / 52.33639°N 117.45000°W / 52.33639; -117.45000 [3]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1948 by George Harr, Ellen Wilts, Chuck Wilts
Easiest route rock/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 Chuck.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Gec". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Mount Gec". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Mount Gec". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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