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Encyclopedia > Mount Smythe
Mount Smythe
Elevation: 3,246 metres (10,650 feet)
Location: Alberta, Canada
Range: Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates: 52° 21′ 20″ N 117° 28′ 30″ W
Topo map: NTS 83C/06
First ascent: 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Illen Wilts
Easiest route: rock/snow climb

Mount Smythe is a mountain located in Jasper National Park, lying two km southwest of Gong Peak. The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalaya, Alps and the Canadian Rockies. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Sir Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range located in Jasper National Park of Canada. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Maligne River near Jasper. ... Gong Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park. ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. ... Wilcox Pass The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...


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Smythe had to hold the fuel tank above the kart and run along behind it while Vugel was driving, because of the lack of a mounting.
Smythe throttled back but it was too late, as the kart ploughed up the four-inch kerb opposite the side-road exit, and into the bushes beyond it.
Smythe then tried the course, with the tireless rear right wheel, and during a powerslide towards the green crate, got stuck in a puddle of mud.
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