Mount Alberta

Mount Alberta
Mount Alberta seen from near the summit of Diadem Peak
Elevation	3,619 m (11,873 ft) [1]
Prominence	819 m (2,687 ft) [2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Location
Mount Alberta Location in Alberta
Location	Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Range	Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates	52°17′14″N 117°28′36″W / 52.28722°N 117.47667°W / 52.28722; -117.47667Coordinates: 52°17′14″N 117°28′36″W / 52.28722°N 117.47667°W / 52.28722; -117.47667[2]
Topo map	NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent	1925 by a Japanese team
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Canada. J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.^[1]

Mount Alberta is the sixth highest peak of the Canadian Rockies.^[2] It is situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of the town of Jasper.

History

The base was reached via Fortress Lake in 1901 by the German explorer, Jean Habel. Photographs of the peak generated significant interest among mountaineers. The first ascent in 1925 was made by members of the Japanese Alpine Club: S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y.Mita, N. Okabe. The team was guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber. After some difficulty in dealing with an overhang and a steep series of ledges, they reached the top and ceremoniously planted an ice axe. The ice axe was left as a symbol of their achievement. Parties on subsequent ascents took parts of the axe to the American Alpine Club in New York and back home to Japan.^[1]

The second ascent was completed in 1948 by Americans Fred Ayers and John Oberlin. In 1958, the first ascent by a Canadian team was completed by Neil Brown, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair, Heinz Kahl and Sarka Spinkova.^[1]

Routes

There are a number of standard climbing routes:^[1]

• Japanese Route (Normal Route) V 5.6
• North Face VI 5.9 A3
• North-East Ridge V 5.10

See also

• List of mountains in Canada

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Mount Alberta". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Alberta. Retrieved 2003-11-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Alberta". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=3. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 

External links

• Mt. Alberta on SummitPost
• Mt. Alberta on Peakware