| Mount Smythe | |
| Elevation M: | 3246 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 420 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Range: | Winston Churchill Range |
| Parent Peak: | Diadem Peak (3371 m) |
| Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | Alberta |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Jasper National Park |
| Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 52.3561°N -117.4808°W |
| First Ascent: | 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts |
| Easiest Route: | rock/snow climb |
Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2km (01miles) southwest of Gong Peak and 1km (01miles) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a summit elevation of 3246m (10,650feet).
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalayas, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.[1]
Mount Smythe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Smythe is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.