Mount Oates

#1793 among destinations in Canada

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Mount Oates is a mountain ocated North of the Hooker Icefield, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1913 by G.E. Howard for Captain Lawrence Oates a member of the ill-fated 1910-13 Terra Nova Expedition under command of Captain Robert F. Scott. ()

Coordinates: 52°26'19"N, 118°2'4"W

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AlbertaCanada

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

Nearby attractions include: Karpathos Peak, Kleodora Peak, Mount Scott, Mount Belanger.

6.1 miNE
Mountain
Karpathos Peak
156 min walk • Karpathos Peak, also previously known as Mount Olympus, is a 2,987 metres 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.
5.9 miNE
Mountain
Kleodora Peak
151 min walk • Kleodora Peak is a 2,850 metres 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, Xerxes Peak, and Karpathos Peak.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Scott, Jasper National Park
29 min walk • Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park. It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Belanger, Jasper National Park
176 min walk • Mount Belanger is a 3,109-metre mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alnus Peak, Jasper National Park
92 min walk • Alnus Peak is located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler; alnus is the Latin name of the Alder tree. The name may refer to the dense stands of Red Alder found in the area.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hooker, Jasper National Park
87 min walk • Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jackson Hooker.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ermatinger, Jasper National Park
40 min walk • Mount Ermatinger is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, NE of Kinbasket Lake. It was named in 1920 by Arthur O. Wheeler for Edward Ermatinger.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ross Cox, Jasper National Park
41 min walk • Mount Ross Cox is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after Ross Cox who traveled the area in 1817.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Divergence Peak, Jasper National Park
120 min walk • Divergence Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lick Peak, Jasper National Park
128 min walk • Lick Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.