Mount Erebus

#343 among destinations in Canada

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Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre mountain summit located near one of the most beautiful mountain meccas in the world, the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mount Erebus is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period, then was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Fraser, 4.0 km to the northwest. The Continental Divide lies 3 km to the west, Angle Peak is situated 4.5 km to the southeast, and The Ramparts are 5.0 km to the north. The mountain's north ridge terminates at Outpost Peak. ()

Coordinates: 52°37'57"N, 118°16'1"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Throne Mountain, Outpost Peak, Mount Clitheroe, Drawbridge Peak.

5.7 miE
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Throne Mountain, Jasper National Park
147 min walk • Throne Mountain is a prominent 3,120-metre mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the South Jasper Ranges of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
0.9 miN
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Outpost Peak
24 min walk • Outpost Peak is a 2,880-metre double peak mountain located in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The northeast peak is identified on some maps as Outpost Peak, but the southwest peak is higher.
5.6 miN
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Mount Clitheroe, Jasper National Park
143 min walk • Mount Clitheroe is a summit in Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from Clitheroe, in England.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drawbridge Peak, Jasper National Park
142 min walk • Drawbridge Peak is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta side is in Jasper National Park while Mount Robson Provincial Park is on the B.C. side.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackrock Mountain, Jasper National Park
113 min walk • Blackrock Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the black Ordovician rock present in the area.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fraser, Mount Robson Provincial Park
70 min walk • Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dungeon Peak, Jasper National Park
100 min walk • Dungeon Peak is a 3,129-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Dungeon Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Tonquin Valley. The descriptive name was applied in 1916 by Morrison P.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Peak, Jasper National Park
107 min walk • Redoubt Peak is a 3,115-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Redoubt Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whitecrow Mountain, Jasper National Park
124 min walk • Whitecrow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mastodon Mountain, Mount Robson Provincial Park
89 min walk • Mastodon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Simon Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
71 min walk • Simon Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the Southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It is the highest peak of Mount Fraser. It was named in 1920 by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission.