Photo: Looking southwest to Mount Olympus at the head of the Fryatt Creek Valley from the Icefields Parkway
Mount Olympus (83C/05)
- 2987 m (9,800ft)
- First Ascent
52.4833N -117.910W
Located between the headwaters of Lick Creek and Fryatt Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located between the headwaters of Lick Creek and Fryatt Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1926
Ascent Party: J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer
Ascent Guide: Hans Fuhrer
Ascent Party: J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer
Ascent Guide: Hans Fuhrer
The maps show two Mount Olympuses very close together. This one is on 83C/05. The other Mount Olympus is located on 83C/06.
Looking southwest to Mount Olympus from the upper end of Fryatt Creek Valley (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)
Looking southwest up Fryatt Creek Valley to Mount Xerxes (left) and Mount Olympus from the Icefields Parkway