Mount Woolley

Mount Woolley
Mount Woolley Location in Alberta
Elevation	3,405 m (11,171 ft) [1]
Prominence	565 m (1,854 ft) [2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Location
Location	Alberta  Canada
Range	Sir Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates	52°17′48″N 117°25′24″W / 52.29667°N 117.42333°W / 52.29667; -117.42333Coordinates: 52°17′48″N 117°25′24″W / 52.29667°N 117.42333°W / 52.29667; -117.42333[2]
Topo map	NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent	1925 by a Japanese team
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mount Woolley is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km south of Diadem Peak and is part of Sir Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies.

History

The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Herman Woolley. Woolley, a former football player, climbed extensively with Collie during his 1898 and 1902 expeditions into the Canadian Rockies.^[1]

The first ascent was made in 1925 by a Japanese team consisting of S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y. Mita and N. Okabe. They were guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Woolley". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Woolley. Retrieved 2007-09-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Woolley". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=114. Retrieved 2007-09-10.