Mount Nelson (Alberta)

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Mount Nelson
Elevation 3,150 m (10,335 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Range Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates 52°20′45″N 117°28′00″W / 52.34583, -117.466667
Topo map NTS 83C/06
First ascent 1951
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Nelson is a mountain located near the west branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Diadem Peak lies 5 kilometers (3 mi) southeast of Mt. Palmer. The mountain was named in 1952 by J. Monroe Thorington after an American climber with the last name of Nelson. Nelson had died in a climbing accident in the Bugaboos and the name was suggested by the first ascent party.

The first ascent was made in 1951 by Dale Ebersbacher, Frances Ebersbacher, Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, and Ellen Wilts.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peakfinder. Mt. Nelson. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.