Upright Mountain
- 2978 m (9,771ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
53.1858N -118.865W
Located on the continental divide east of Campion Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Located on the continental divide east of Campion Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Ascent Date: 1911
Ascent Party: Conrad Kain
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
Ascent Party: Conrad Kain
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
Year Named: 1911
Named for: The strata of this mountain have been lifted into an near vertical orientaion.
Named for: The strata of this mountain have been lifted into an near vertical orientaion.
In 1911, Arthur Wheeler described the mountain as "a high peak, which, owing to the rock strata of which it is composed having been tilted to an almost vertical angle, has been named 'Mt. Upright.'"