Mount Hector (Alberta)

Mount Hector

Highest point
Elevation	3,394 m (11,135 ft)
Prominence	1,759 m (5,771 ft) (Kicking Horse Pass)
Listing	Canada highest major peaks 47th Canada prominent peaks 66th
Coordinates	51°34′24″N 116°15′30″W / 51.57333°N 116.25833°W / 51.57333; -116.25833Coordinates: 51°34′24″N 116°15′30″W / 51.57333°N 116.25833°W / 51.57333; -116.25833
Geography
Mount Hector Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N/09
Climbing
First ascent	1895
Easiest route	rock/snow/glacier climb

Mount Hector is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition. The mountain is located beside the Icefields Parkway, 17 km (11 mi) north of Lake Louise.

The first ascent was made in 1895 by Philip S. Abbot, Charles Fay and Charles S. Thompson.