Mount Athabasca
| Mount Athabasca | |
|---|---|
 Mount Athabasca and North Glacier seen from Wilcox Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,491 m (11,453 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 671 m (2,201 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°10′50″N 117°12′06″W / 52.18056°N 117.20167°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Athabasca Location in Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1898 by J. Norman Collie and Herman Woolley[1] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, glacier, snow climb |
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Routes
There are several climbing routes, including:[1]
- North Glacier (Normal Route) II
- Silverhorn II
- AA Col II
- Regular North Face III 5.8
- North Ridge III 5.5
- The Hourglass 300m, III, AI3-4
One of the most prominent features of Mount Athabasca is a horned-shaped tip near the top called the "Silverhorn". The Silverhorn is one of the easier routes to the summit but requires more caution and ability than the normal route because of blue ice and falling ice from other parties. Although not apparent from the typical roadside view of the mountain, the south side of Silverhorn contains a scrambling route but one must still cross the north glacier to get to it. From the top of the Silverhorn, the summit is a rather easy 15-minute plod in good summer weather over the narrow snow-covered summit ridge.
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Athabasca". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2003-11-08.
- ^ "Mount Athabasca". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ a b "Mount Athabasca". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Geography of Alberta
External links
- "Mount Athabasca". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- Mount Athabasca on C.R.A.G.
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