Photo: (l-r) Mount Evan-Thomas, Mount Packenham, and Mount Hood from the Smith-Dorrien Road near Lower Kananaskis Lake
Mount Evan-Thomas
- 3097 m (10,161ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.7658N -115.096W
Located south of the head of Grizzly Creek; 1.5 km south of Mount Potts
Range: Opal
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 40S, 742
Located south of the head of Grizzly Creek; 1.5 km south of Mount Potts
Range: Opal
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 40S, 742
Ascent Date: 1954
Ascent Party: J. Farman, M.S. Hicks, W. Lemmon, G. Ross, I. Spreat, J.F. Tarrant
Ascent Party: J. Farman, M.S. Hicks, W. Lemmon, G. Ross, I. Spreat, J.F. Tarrant
Year Named: 1922
Named for: Evan-Thomas, Rear Admiral H. (Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas commanded the Fifth Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.) WW I
Named for: Evan-Thomas, Rear Admiral H. (Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas commanded the Fifth Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.) WW I
Photo: Looking southeast to Mount Evan-Thomas from Opal Ridge
Photo: Mount Evan-Thomas from the Smith-Dorrien Road near the southern end of Lower Kananaskis Lake
Photo: Looking southeast to Mount Evan-Thomas (Mount Packenham beyond at right) from Opal Ridge (courtesy Bennett Wong)