Mount French (Alberta)
| Mount French | |
|---|---|
Mount French (right of center under cloud) seen from the north. Mount Murray to left of center. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,244 m (10,643 ft) |
| Prominence | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Sir Douglas (3411 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°43′45″N 115°18′20″W / 50.72917°N 115.30556°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Spray Mountains Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1921 by M. Morton Jr., H.S. Hall Jr., Edward Feuz Jr. |
| Easiest route | Difficult Scramble/Mountaineering |
Mount French is a 3,244-metre (10,643-foot) summit in the Spray Mountains range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park of Kananaskis Country. French is the second highest point in the Spray Mountains Range. Its nearest higher peak, and highest in the Spray Range, is Mount Sir Douglas, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the west. Mount French can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.