Howse Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Howse Peak
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Elevation = m to ft|3295|abbr=yes|precision=0
Location = flag|Alberta flag|British Columbia
Range = Waputik Range, Canadian Rockies
Coordinates = coord|51|48|8|N|116|40|54|W|type:mountain_region:CA
Topographic
NTS 082N15
First ascent = 1902 by J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Hans Kaufmann
Easiest route =

Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia.

Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)

Howse Peak is a dramatic mountain, rising over 1,600 m (5,250 ft) above both the Mistaya River to the east and Howse Pass to the west, in only a few horizontal kilometres."Map of Bow Lake and Saskatchewan Crossing", Gem Trek Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-895526-10-8] It is also a formidable climbing challenge. The easiest route requires a 25 km (15 mi) hike up the Howse River and then a climb up a glacier on the west side of the peak. In addition, at least two high-quality, difficult (Grade V/VI) technical routes exist on the east side of the mountain.Sean Dougherty, "Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies", Rocky Mountain Books, 0-921102-14-3.]

References

External links

* [http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1702 Howse Peak on bivouac.com]
* [http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=howse+peak Howse Peak on peakfinder.com]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4502 Howse Peak on peakbagger.com]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.813,-116.682+(Howse+Peak)&t=h&ll=51.812966,-116.682014&spn=0.095514,0.271912&om=1 Satellite photo via Google Maps]