Mount Confederation, Jasper National Park

#96 among attractions in Jasper National Park

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Mount Confederation is a mountain located north of Gong Lake in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after the Fathers of Confederation. ()

First ascent: 1947Elevation: 9741 ftProminence: 1407 ftCoordinates: 52°24'13"N, 117°34'34"W

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Mount Confederation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dragon Peak, Mount Adam Joachim, Mount Weiss, Gong Peak.

6 miNW
Mountain
Dragon Peak
154 min walk • Dragon Peak is a 2,880 metres mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Adam Joachim, Jasper National Park
52 min walk • Mount Adam Joachim is a mountain four kilometres ENE of Gong Lake in Canada's Jasper National Park. It was named in 1968 by J. Monroe Thorington after Adam Joachim. Joachim, a partial Cree Indian, was a horse packer who accompanied Alfred J. Ostheimer on his 1927 expedition into the Columbia Icefield.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Weiss, Jasper National Park
111 min walk • Mount Weiss is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located on the western side of the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, and is part of the Winston Churchill Range.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gong Peak, Jasper National Park
140 min walk • Gong Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.
6 miSE
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Mount Nelson, Jasper National Park
153 min walk • Mount Nelson is a mountain located near the west branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Diadem Peak lies 5 kilometres southeast of Mount Palmer. The mountain was named in 1952 by J. Monroe Thorington after an American climber with the last name of Nelson.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Thorington Tower, Jasper National Park
113 min walk • Thorington Tower is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. It is located near the north branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park. Mount Palmer lies 1½ km west of the tower. The mountain was named in 1967 after J.
6.4 miSW
Mountain pass
Fortress Pass, Hamber Provincial Park
164 min walk • Fortress Pass is a mountain pass that crosses the Canadian Rockies south of Jasper. At 1,335 metres, Fortress Pass is one of the lowest passes to cross the Canadian Rockies that is not traversed by a road.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Mitchell, Jasper National Park
78 min walk • Mount Mitchell is a mountain located within the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, Canada, 3 kilometres southeast of Mount Morden Long. Mt. Mitchell was named in 1970 for J.H. Mitchell and Mitchell Lobb, who were engineers for the Department of the Interior.
7.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount GEC, Jasper National Park
181 min walk • Mount GEC is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. Gec lies 4 km 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.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount McGuire, Jasper National Park
142 min walk • Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Palmer, Jasper National Park
109 min walk • Mount Palmer is a mountain located in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake.