Looking southwest to Mount Evans from near the Scott Glacier Campsite (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)
Mount Evans
- 3210 m (10,532ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
52.4419N -118.129W
Located in the Whirlpool River Valley south of Scott Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Located in the Whirlpool River Valley south of Scott Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Ascent Date: 1928
Ascent Party: W.R. Hainsworth, J.G. Hillhouse, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Party: W.R. Hainsworth, J.G. Hillhouse, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington
Year Named: 1914
Named by: G.E. Howard
Named for: Evans, Capt. E.R.G. (While serving with the Royal Navy, Capt. Evans was second in command of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1912) and became commander following the death of Captain Scott in 1812.)
Named by: G.E. Howard
Named for: Evans, Capt. E.R.G. (While serving with the Royal Navy, Capt. Evans was second in command of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1912) and became commander following the death of Captain Scott in 1812.)
Looking southwest to (l-r) Mount Hooker, Mount Evans, and Mount Kane from near the Scott Glacier Campsite (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)